1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:08,720 [Music] 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:11,200 Happy Monday. Good evening. This 16th 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,599 regular meeting of the 74th term of the 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,920 Baltimore City Council is now called to 5 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:19,199 order. Tonight's invitation will be 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:22,480 provided by the Reverend Dr. Walter L. 7 00:00:19,199 --> 00:00:26,160 Parish of Northside Baptist Church. 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:29,119 Reverend Parish, the floor is yours. 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:33,600 » Thank you. And thank you to Councilman 10 00:00:29,119 --> 00:00:36,960 Conway for this honor. Let us pray. 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:40,399 Thou in whose image 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:42,879 and whose likeness we have been made, we 13 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:46,000 acknowledge with gratitude 14 00:00:42,879 --> 00:00:50,000 the gift of this day. Even as seasons 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:53,680 change, we are aed by and grateful for 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,399 the consistency of your presence. 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:59,280 We ask as we gather that you would allow 18 00:00:56,399 --> 00:01:01,600 the people who make up this council and 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,320 those who are in attendance to feel your 20 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:07,280 presence and your proddding as we all 21 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:10,159 work to make our city a more just and 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:12,880 humane place. We ask that you would 23 00:01:10,159 --> 00:01:14,960 order today's proceedings so that those 24 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,520 who are seeking resolution to problems 25 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:19,439 will find resolution. 26 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,200 We ask that you would provide measures 27 00:01:19,439 --> 00:01:23,439 of relief for those who are struggling 28 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:27,280 just to make it from one day to the 29 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:30,159 next. We ask that these servants of the 30 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:33,040 people would be endowed with wisdom and 31 00:01:30,159 --> 00:01:35,439 possess an intolerance of mediocrity 32 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:38,640 that will allow them to do all they can 33 00:01:35,439 --> 00:01:41,600 this day for the least of these. 34 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:44,799 We ask that we would be emancipated from 35 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:47,680 any loyalty to agendas that would divide 36 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:51,680 us but be set free to work for the good 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:54,640 of all. We ask that you give our 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:57,439 leaders, our council president, and 39 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,960 every member of this council under the 40 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:02,079 sound of my voice a renewed 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:05,600 determination to not be distracted or 42 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:07,600 discouraged. We ask that our city from 43 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,759 the youngest to the oldest, from the 44 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:12,560 richest to the poorest, from the best 45 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:14,720 connected to the least connected, be 46 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:17,200 greater than the individual communities 47 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:20,640 from which we come, and that we might 48 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:24,480 know your guidance, making us one brave 49 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:27,040 and beloved city and community. We ask 50 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,560 this in the name of all that is holy. 51 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:32,480 Amen. 52 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:35,360 » Amen. Thank you, Reverend Parish. 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:37,040 Before turning it over to Councilman 54 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,200 Blanchard for the pledge of allegiance, 55 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,720 I do want to recognize the folks from 56 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,440 leadership that have joined us. Thank 57 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:46,879 you for being here as well as the AFL 58 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,959 CIO as well as every other guest in the 59 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:50,720 chamber. Thank you for joining us 60 00:02:48,959 --> 00:02:52,160 tonight. 61 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,239 All right, with that, Council Member 62 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Blanchard will now lead us in the pledge 63 00:02:54,239 --> 00:03:00,000 of allegiance. Councilman. 64 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:02,480 » I pledge algiance to the flag of the 65 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,760 United States of America and to the 66 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:09,200 republic for which it stands. One nation 67 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:11,760 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 68 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:14,959 justice for all. 69 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,480 » Thank you. The clerk will now call the 70 00:03:14,959 --> 00:03:17,360 role of the members. 71 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,000 » Parker 72 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,760 » Here. 73 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,640 » McCrae. 74 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,360 » Dorsy, 75 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:22,319 » Yes. 76 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,720 » Conway 77 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:26,239 » Here. Schlifer 78 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,920 » Middleton 79 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:29,280 » Torrance 80 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:30,480 » Gray 81 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,680 » Bullock 82 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,959 » Porter 83 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,879 » Blanchard 84 00:03:32,959 --> 00:03:36,480 » Jones 85 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:37,599 » Glover 86 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,480 » Ramos 87 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:40,159 » Yeah here 88 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,640 » Cohen 89 00:03:40,159 --> 00:03:43,360 » Here. 90 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,720 » Mr. President, we have a quorum with VP 91 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,799 Middleton absent. 92 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,400 » Thank you, Madame Clerk. We will now 93 00:03:46,799 --> 00:03:48,959 proceed with the adoption of the 94 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,480 journals. 95 00:03:48,959 --> 00:03:52,319 » Mr. President, the journals for the 96 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,319 September 29th meeting proceedings are 97 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:55,200 in members inboxes in the dust documents 98 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:56,720 folder. 99 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,720 » Without objection, the journals will be 100 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,720 adopted. 101 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:05,040 » Hearing none, the journals are adopted. 102 00:04:02,799 --> 00:04:06,080 Now we move on to executive nominations. 103 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,720 Madame clerk, 104 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,720 » EA25-0064, 105 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,360 Timothy Keane, Director, Department of 106 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,879 Planning. 107 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,799 » This nomination has been assigned to the 108 00:04:12,879 --> 00:04:17,440 committee on legislative investigations. 109 00:04:14,799 --> 00:04:20,000 » EA25-0065 110 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,799 Elijah Davis Jr., Member Trauma Informed 111 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,240 Care Task Force. 112 00:04:20,799 --> 00:04:24,240 » This nomination has been assigned to the 113 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,040 committee on investigate on legislative 114 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,360 investigations. 115 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,600 » EA25-0066 116 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,479 Dr. Kevin Daniels member trauma-informed 117 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,080 care task force. 118 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:33,919 » This nomination has been assigned to the 119 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,240 committee on legislative investigations. 120 00:04:33,919 --> 00:04:37,840 » EA25-0067 121 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,520 Dr. Melissa Buckley, member, 122 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:41,840 trauma-informed care task force. 123 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,160 » This nomination has been assigned to the 124 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:46,560 committee on legislative investigations. 125 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,560 EA25-0068 126 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,360 Terresa Bruce, member, trauma-informed 127 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,880 care task force. 128 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,800 » This nomination has been assigned to the 129 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,120 committee on legislative investigations. 130 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,960 » EA25-0069 131 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,759 Molly Young, member, trauma-informed 132 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,280 care task force. 133 00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:01,360 » This nomination has been assigned to the 134 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:03,759 committee on legislative investigations. 135 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,120 » EA25-0070. 136 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:06,639 Corey Witherspoon, member, 137 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,080 trauma-informed care task force. 138 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:09,919 » This nomination has been assigned to the 139 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:12,240 committee on legislative investigations. 140 00:05:09,919 --> 00:05:14,400 EA25-000071 141 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,360 Angie Winder, member, trauma-informed 142 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,880 care task force. 143 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,880 » This nomination has been assigned to the 144 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:21,360 committee on legislative investigations. 145 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,840 » EA25-0072 146 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,479 Farha Wahed, member trauma-informed care 147 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:26,080 task force. 148 00:05:24,479 --> 00:05:27,919 » This nomination has been assigned to the 149 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,320 committee on legislative investigations. 150 00:05:27,919 --> 00:05:32,400 » EA25-0073 151 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,960 Tika Torres, member trauma-informed care 152 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,320 task force. 153 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,000 » This nomination has been assigned to the 154 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,240 committee on legislative investigations. 155 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,240 EA25-000074 156 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,800 Jasmine Pope Member Trauma Informed Care 157 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,160 Task Force. 158 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,080 » This nomination has been assigned to the 159 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,479 Committee on Legislative Investigations. 160 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,320 » EA25-000075 161 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:49,520 Dr. Tanya Nichols, Member Trauma 162 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,120 Informed Care Task Force. 163 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,039 » This nomination has been assigned to the 164 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:55,520 Committee on Legislative Investigations. 165 00:05:53,039 --> 00:05:57,759 » EA25-0076 166 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,800 DA Johnson, Member Trauma Informed Care 167 00:05:57,759 --> 00:06:00,400 Task Force. 168 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,240 » This nomination has been assigned to the 169 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,800 Committee on Legislative Investigations. 170 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,720 EA25-000077 171 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,600 Robert Holmes member trauma-informed 172 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,039 care task force. 173 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,880 » This nomination has been assigned to the 174 00:06:09,039 --> 00:06:13,520 committee on legislative investigations. 175 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:16,240 » EA25-000078 176 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,919 Dr. Panagus Scalia member 177 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,440 trauma-informed care task force. 178 00:06:17,919 --> 00:06:21,280 » This nomination has been assigned to the 179 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:23,680 committee on legislative investigations. 180 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:26,080 » EA25-0079 181 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,720 Dr. Andrew Gatus member trauma-informed 182 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,080 care task force. 183 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,680 » This nomination has been assigned to the 184 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,680 committee on legislative investigations. 185 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,680 EA25-080 186 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,759 Jessica Font Laoy Member Trauma Informed 187 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,199 Care Task Force. 188 00:06:35,759 --> 00:06:38,960 » This nomination has been assigned to the 189 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:41,039 Committee on Legislative Investigations. 190 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,280 » EA25-000081 191 00:06:41,039 --> 00:06:44,160 Tia Dun Johnson member trauma-informed 192 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:45,840 care task force. 193 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,919 » This nomination has been assigned to the 194 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,240 committee on legislative investigations. 195 00:06:47,919 --> 00:06:52,240 » EA25-0082 196 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,280 Karen Dehoff, member trauma-informed 197 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,360 care task force. 198 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:58,080 » This nomination has been assigned to the 199 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:00,240 committee on legislative investigations. 200 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,520 And I promise for those joining us for 201 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:05,360 the first time, it will be less 202 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,880 repetitive from here on out. 203 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,759 » Now we move on to bills being 204 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:13,039 introduced. Madame clerked, 205 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:14,639 » City council bill 25-0102, 206 00:07:13,039 --> 00:07:16,639 Charles Village Community Benefits 207 00:07:14,639 --> 00:07:18,160 District and Management Authority, for 208 00:07:16,639 --> 00:07:19,840 the purpose of renewing and continuing 209 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,199 the Char Charles Village Community 210 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,960 Benefits District and Management 211 00:07:21,199 --> 00:07:24,720 Authority, providing for a special 212 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,000 effective date and generally relating to 213 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,520 the activities and authority of the 214 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,840 Charles Village Community Benefits 215 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:32,720 District and Management Authority. Lead 216 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,800 sponsor Ramos Jones, co-sponsor Parker. 217 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,160 » Chair recognizes council member Ramos. 218 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,199 » Uh, thank you, Mr. President, and thank 219 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,880 you, colleagues. This is the required uh 220 00:07:39,199 --> 00:07:42,560 reauthorization of the Charles Village 221 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,960 Community Benefits District. This has to 222 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,720 happen every four years uh for the 223 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,400 public to be able to have a hearing 224 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,560 about what's happening in the um 225 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,560 benefits district, but also for us to 226 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,160 celebrate the successes the benefits 227 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,759 district uh Charles Village benefits 228 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,520 district was the very first benefits 229 00:07:55,759 --> 00:08:00,560 district, community benefits district in 230 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,160 Baltimore City. uh and I'm grateful to 231 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,720 be have been involved from the very 232 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,160 beginning uh of this of their work and 233 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,680 they're designed to all benefits 234 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,479 districts are designed to create to 235 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:12,560 allow for more uh safety and cleanliness 236 00:08:10,479 --> 00:08:14,080 in that community and they are asset the 237 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,000 property owners are assessed a special 238 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,759 tax in order to pay for that. So this 239 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,639 reauthorization is extremely important 240 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:23,919 to continue uh the conversation around 241 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:25,840 uh the the um performance of the 242 00:08:23,919 --> 00:08:28,319 organization but also the fact that we 243 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:30,639 do still need these organizations um in 244 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:32,959 these uh communities. So excited to work 245 00:08:30,639 --> 00:08:34,159 with my colleague uh on this bill and 246 00:08:32,959 --> 00:08:35,440 look forward to the next steps. Thank 247 00:08:34,159 --> 00:08:38,320 you, Mr. President. 248 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:43,519 » Thank you, Council Member Ramos. 249 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:45,040 This bill has been assigned to the 250 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:47,279 Councilman Jones. Do you want to speak 251 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,279 to this bill as well or are you good? 252 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:50,720 » Okay. This bill has been assigned to the 253 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:54,399 housing and economic development 254 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:56,320 committee. City Council Bill 25-0103 255 00:08:54,399 --> 00:08:57,839 zoning conditional use conversion of a 256 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,560 single family dwelling unit to three 257 00:08:57,839 --> 00:09:03,440 dwelling units in the R8 zoning district 258 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:05,360 1224 West Lafayette Avenue for the 259 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,800 purpose of permitting subject to certain 260 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,560 conditions the conversion of a single 261 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,360 family dwelling unit into three dwelling 262 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:15,279 units on the property known as 1224 West 263 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:17,279 Lafayette Avenue block 0078 lot 005 as 264 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:18,880 outlined in red on the accompanying plat 265 00:09:17,279 --> 00:09:20,880 and providing for a special effective 266 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,320 date lead sponsor Bulock 267 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,839 This bill has been assigned to the land 268 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,959 use and transportation committee. 269 00:09:23,839 --> 00:09:30,000 » City Council Bill 25-0104, 270 00:09:26,959 --> 00:09:31,680 sale of property 2405 Lynen Avenue for 271 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,519 the purpose of authorizing the mayor and 272 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:35,600 city council of Baltimore to sell either 273 00:09:33,519 --> 00:09:37,440 at public or private sale all its 274 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:41,200 interest in certain property located at 275 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:43,839 2405 Lynen Avenue, block 3463A, 276 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,760 lot 008A, and no longer needed for 277 00:09:43,839 --> 00:09:47,920 public use and providing for a special 278 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,600 effective date. Lead sponsor council 279 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,320 president on behalf of the office of the 280 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,600 comp patroller. 281 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,440 » This bill has been assigned to the land 282 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:56,240 use and transportation committee. City 283 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,920 Council Bill 25-0105 284 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,680 supplementary general fund operating 285 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:03,240 appropriation Baltimore City Public 286 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:03,240 Schools 12,911,344 287 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,519 the purpose of providing a supplementary 288 00:10:05,839 --> 00:10:11,160 general fund operating appropriation in 289 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:11,160 the amount of 12,911,344 290 00:10:11,279 --> 00:10:16,320 to Baltimore City Public Schools Service 291 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,079 352 Baltimore City Public Schools to 292 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,360 provide funding for a deficit caused by 293 00:10:18,079 --> 00:10:20,959 the city's contribution to the 294 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,800 development agreement for City Springs 295 00:10:20,959 --> 00:10:24,720 Elementary Middle School and providing 296 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,560 ing for a special effective date. Lead 297 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,839 sponsor, council president. On behalf of 298 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:29,839 the administration, 299 00:10:27,839 --> 00:10:31,680 » This bill has been assigned to the 300 00:10:29,839 --> 00:10:34,720 budget and appropriations committee. 301 00:10:31,680 --> 00:10:36,320 City Council Bill 25-0106 302 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:41,240 Supplementary General Fund Operating 303 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:41,240 Appropriation Fire Department 38,520,93 304 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,880 for the purpose of providing a 305 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,399 supplementary general fund operating 306 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:49,399 appropriation in the amount of $ 307 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:49,399 38,520,93 308 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:55,360 to the Fire Department Service 62, Fire 309 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,040 Suppression and Emergency Rescue, to 310 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,680 provide funding to balance the fire 311 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,279 department's fiscal year 2025 budget to 312 00:10:59,680 --> 00:11:03,279 cover a deficit caused by overtime. 313 00:11:01,279 --> 00:11:05,600 time, staffing costs, and contractual 314 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:07,440 EMS services, and providing for a 315 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,120 special effective date. Lead sponsor, 316 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,000 city council president, on behalf of the 317 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,200 administration. 318 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,800 » This bill has been assigned to the 319 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,519 budget and appropriations committee. 320 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:17,120 City Council Bill 25-0107, 321 00:11:15,519 --> 00:11:18,720 supplementary general fund operating 322 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,279 appropriation, Department of Law, 323 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,480 $81,393, 324 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:24,000 for the purpose of providing a 325 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:27,440 supplementary general fund operating 326 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:29,839 appropriation in the amount of $81,393 327 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,680 to the Department of Law Service862 328 00:11:29,839 --> 00:11:33,200 transactions to provide funding to 329 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:35,839 balance the Department of Law's fiscal 330 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,440 year 2025 budget to cover a deficit 331 00:11:35,839 --> 00:11:39,680 caused by contractual spending and 332 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,200 providing for a special effective date. 333 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:42,000 Council present on behalf of the 334 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,200 administration. 335 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,800 » This bill has been assigned to the 336 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,440 budget and appropriations committee. 337 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:49,200 City Council Bill 25-0108, 338 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,279 supplementary general fund operating 339 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:54,160 appropriation, liquor license board, 340 00:11:51,279 --> 00:11:55,920 $454,415 341 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,600 for the purpose of providing a 342 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:01,440 supplementary general fund operating 343 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:04,560 appropriation the amount of $454,415 344 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:06,320 to the liquor license board service 851 345 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:07,920 liquor license compliance to provide 346 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:10,959 funding to balance the liquor license 347 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:13,519 board's fiscal 2025 budget for a deficit 348 00:12:10,959 --> 00:12:14,959 caused by office lease costs, use of 349 00:12:13,519 --> 00:12:16,639 privately leased vehicle, less and 350 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:18,720 overtime and providing for a special 351 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:19,839 effective date. Lead sponsor, council 352 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,639 president, on behalf of the 353 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:21,760 administration. 354 00:12:20,639 --> 00:12:23,360 » This bill has been assigned to the 355 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:26,240 budget and appropriations committee. 356 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,839 City Council Bill 25-0109, 357 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,600 supplementary special grant fund 358 00:12:27,839 --> 00:12:32,800 operating appropriation, Mayor's Office 359 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,480 of Employment Development, $300,000. for 360 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:35,920 the purpose of providing a supplementary 361 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,079 special grant fund operating 362 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,360 appropriation in the amount of $300 to 363 00:12:38,079 --> 00:12:42,160 the mayor's office of employment 364 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:44,240 development service 795 workforce 365 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,839 services for Baltimore residents to 366 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,839 provide funding to support the creation 367 00:12:45,839 --> 00:12:49,839 of recovery friendly workplaces and care 368 00:12:47,839 --> 00:12:52,079 navigators and providing for a special 369 00:12:49,839 --> 00:12:53,200 effective date lead sponsor city council 370 00:12:52,079 --> 00:12:53,839 president on behalf of the 371 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:54,959 administration 372 00:12:53,839 --> 00:12:56,480 » This bill has been assigned to the 373 00:12:54,959 --> 00:12:59,600 budget and appropriations committee 374 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,200 » City council bill 25-0110 375 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,360 supplementary general fund operating 376 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:06,360 appropriation Police Department 377 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,360 47,492,889 378 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,959 for the purpose of providing a 379 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:15,240 supplementary general fund operating 380 00:13:10,959 --> 00:13:15,240 appropriation the amount of 47,492,889 381 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:21,040 to the police department service 622 382 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,560 police patrol to provide funding to 383 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:25,200 balance the police department's fiscal 384 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:27,279 year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by 385 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,279 overtime and staffing costs and 386 00:13:27,279 --> 00:13:30,720 providing for a special effective date. 387 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:31,920 Lead sponsor, council president. On 388 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,040 behalf of the administration, 389 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,720 » This bill has been assigned to the 390 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:37,920 budget and appropriations committee. 391 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:39,519 » City Council Bill 25-0000111, 392 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,040 supplementary general fund operating 393 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:44,600 appropriation, Department of Recreation 394 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,600 and Parks, 5,630,976. 395 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,160 for the purpose of providing a 396 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:52,680 supplementary general fund operating 397 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:52,680 appropriation the amount of 5,630,976 398 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:58,639 to the Department of Recreation and 399 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,839 Parks Service 654 Urban Forestry to 400 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:01,120 provide funding to balance the 401 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:03,360 Department of Recreation and Parks 402 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:05,519 fiscal year 2025 budget for a deficit 403 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,600 caused by overtime and unbudgeted 404 00:14:05,519 --> 00:14:09,600 contractual costs and providing for a 405 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,959 special effective date. Lead sponsor 406 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,639 council president on behalf of the 407 00:14:10,959 --> 00:14:13,680 administration. This bill has been 408 00:14:12,639 --> 00:14:15,440 assigned to the budget and 409 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:18,079 appropriations committee. City Council 410 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:19,839 Bill 25-0112, 411 00:14:18,079 --> 00:14:21,920 Supplementary General Fund Operating 412 00:14:19,839 --> 00:14:24,920 Appropriation, Sheriff's Office, 413 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,920 3,425,454, 414 00:14:25,839 --> 00:14:28,560 for the purpose of providing a 415 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,760 supplementary general fund operating 416 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,760 appropriation in the amount of 417 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,760 $3,425,454 418 00:14:33,279 --> 00:14:38,240 to the Sheriff's Office Service 882, 419 00:14:36,079 --> 00:14:39,839 Deputy Sheriff Enforcement, to provide 420 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,320 funding to balance the sheriff's office 421 00:14:39,839 --> 00:14:44,480 budget for fiscal year 2025 for a 422 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,639 deficit caused by overtime, fleet costs, 423 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,320 and various contractual and supply 424 00:14:46,639 --> 00:14:50,480 spending and providing for a special 425 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,600 effective date. Lead sponsor, council 426 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,480 president, on behalf of the 427 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,600 administration. 428 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,360 » This bill has been assigned to the 429 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:58,720 budget and appropriations committee. 430 00:14:55,360 --> 00:15:00,240 City Council Bill 25-0113 431 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,440 supplementary general fund operating 432 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,560 appropriation department of 433 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,560 transportation 4,457,580 434 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,720 for the purpose of providing a 435 00:15:07,199 --> 00:15:12,920 supplementary general fund operating 436 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,920 appropriation in the amount of $4,457580 437 00:15:12,959 --> 00:15:17,680 to the Department of Transportation 438 00:15:14,959 --> 00:15:18,800 Service 688 Snow and Ice Control to 439 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,320 provide funding to balance the 440 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,800 Department of Transportation's fiscal 441 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,959 year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by 442 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,959 snow removal costs and providing for 443 00:15:24,959 --> 00:15:28,320 special effective date. Lead sponsor, 444 00:15:26,959 --> 00:15:29,040 council president. On behalf of the 445 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,240 administration, 446 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,880 » This bill has been assigned to the 447 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,800 budget and appropriations committee. We 448 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:37,040 will now move on to resolutions of the 449 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:41,040 city council. Madame clerk, 450 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:43,440 » City council resolution 25-0034R 451 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:45,920 workers rights in Baltimore City for the 452 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,160 purpose of recognizing key rights of 453 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:51,360 workers across Baltimore City. Lead 454 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:53,600 sponsors Cohen Jones. Co-sponsors Parker 455 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,079 Dorsy, Conway, Schlifer, Gray, Bullock, 456 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:59,199 Porter, Blanchard, Ramos. 457 00:15:56,079 --> 00:16:01,680 » Colleagues, in this moment of national 458 00:15:59,199 --> 00:16:04,000 discord and division, the city council 459 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,800 and our partners in labor will make 460 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:10,240 Baltimore the best city in America for 461 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:12,880 working people. I thank Chairman Jones 462 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:15,839 and President Courtney Jenkins and the 463 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:18,000 members of the AFL CIO for their 464 00:16:15,839 --> 00:16:20,560 partnership in this effort. 465 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,720 Baltimoreians deserve to know that when 466 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:24,800 they leave for work in the morning, 467 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:27,600 they'll come back home at night without 468 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:29,040 risking life and limb. And that holds 469 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,920 particularly true for our public 470 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:34,560 servants like our sanitation workers who 471 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,920 are out there every day cleaning up our 472 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,759 trash. 473 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:41,040 Baltimoreians deserve to know that their 474 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:43,839 wages will not be stolen, that they will 475 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:46,639 be paid on time, and that we will go 476 00:16:43,839 --> 00:16:49,360 after the bad actors who take advantage 477 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:51,759 of vulnerable people. Baltimoreians 478 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:54,000 deserve to know that we are using our 479 00:16:51,759 --> 00:16:56,800 precious tax dollars to support 480 00:16:54,000 --> 00:17:00,079 responsible, upstanding contractors who 481 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:02,959 provide the best value for our money, 482 00:17:00,079 --> 00:17:06,799 who don't incur constant cost overruns, 483 00:17:02,959 --> 00:17:08,799 and who do not exploit their workers. 484 00:17:06,799 --> 00:17:11,439 Baltimoreians deserve the right to 485 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:14,720 organize because we know that the only 486 00:17:11,439 --> 00:17:17,919 thing better than a good job is a good 487 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:20,880 union job. And Baltimoreians deserve to 488 00:17:17,919 --> 00:17:23,039 know that their city council is laser 489 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,720 focused on affordability. 490 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:28,799 Together, we're proving that we can be 491 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:31,679 pro business and proworker. In fact, you 492 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:33,679 can't have one without the other. And 493 00:17:31,679 --> 00:17:36,880 we're proving that when we fight and 494 00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:40,320 when we unite with working people, we 495 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:43,760 win. In the months ahead, we will unveil 496 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:46,799 a series of bills focused on making this 497 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:49,200 resolution a reality for workers in our 498 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:51,760 city. Before we vote, I want to turn the 499 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:55,200 mic over to our labor and workforce 500 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:58,160 chair, Councilman Germaine Jones. Folks, 501 00:17:55,200 --> 00:18:01,120 do not mistake his quiet, easygoing 502 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:03,679 energy for timidity. The man is focused 503 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:05,600 and he is fierce. I could not ask for a 504 00:18:03,679 --> 00:18:09,600 better partner to lead this effort. 505 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:13,200 Councilman Jones, the floor is yours. 506 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:15,440 » Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, 507 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,600 today I rise to introduce this workers 508 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:20,160 rights resolution because the reality 509 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:22,080 for too many people in Baltimore is that 510 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:25,440 hard work is no longer enough to 511 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:27,120 survive. Every day across the city and 512 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,840 across the country, people are working 513 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:33,440 two, even three jobs just to keep up 514 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:35,440 with rent, groceries, and utilities. And 515 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,440 many still don't have access to basic 516 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,840 health care. 517 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:42,000 Too many parents are spending more time 518 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,440 trying to piece together income than 519 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:46,160 spending time raising their own 520 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:48,799 children. And when it comes to workplace 521 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:50,559 protection and dignity, it often feels 522 00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:52,400 like we've moved backwards and not 523 00:18:50,559 --> 00:18:54,080 forward. 524 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:56,880 A worker should not have to choose 525 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:59,120 between paying the bills and protecting 526 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:01,919 their health. They should not have to 527 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:04,559 sacrifice their bodies to the job or 528 00:19:01,919 --> 00:19:07,520 gamble with safety because productivity 529 00:19:04,559 --> 00:19:10,000 is valued over human life. 530 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:12,160 Baltimore's laws already say no one 531 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,880 should be forced to live below a minimum 532 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:17,280 standard of decent living. 533 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:20,000 And this resolution simply calls on us 534 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:22,720 to finally live up to that promise and 535 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:25,679 to say clearly that the people who carry 536 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:29,280 this city on their backs deserve more 537 00:19:25,679 --> 00:19:31,760 than survival. They deserve stability. 538 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:33,600 They deserve respect. And they deserve 539 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,679 security. 540 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:38,320 This workers bill of rights is not 541 00:19:35,679 --> 00:19:41,520 symbolic. It's a declaration that in 542 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:43,520 Baltimore, dignity for working people is 543 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:46,080 not negotiable. 544 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,919 So I urge my colleagues to stand with me 545 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:50,559 and to stand with working families who 546 00:19:47,919 --> 00:19:52,960 keep Baltimore alive every single day. 547 00:19:50,559 --> 00:19:57,760 Thank you, Mr. President. 548 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:59,840 I move to to suspend rules 3-7 549 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,280 for immediate adoption. 550 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,960 » Without objection, the rules will be 551 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:09,039 suspended. 552 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:10,640 The rules are suspended. Councilman. 553 00:20:09,039 --> 00:20:13,120 » Thank you, Mr. President. I move that 554 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,400 the resolution be adopted. The clerk 555 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:15,280 will call the role. 556 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,919 » Parker, 557 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,120 » Yes. 558 00:20:15,919 --> 00:20:17,919 » McCrae, 559 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:18,559 » Dorsey, 560 00:20:17,919 --> 00:20:19,200 » Yes. 561 00:20:18,559 --> 00:20:19,679 » Conway, 562 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,559 » Hi. 563 00:20:19,679 --> 00:20:22,720 » Schlifer, 564 00:20:20,559 --> 00:20:23,360 » Yes. Torrance. Hi 565 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:23,840 » Gray. 566 00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:24,480 » Hi 567 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:24,960 » Bullock. 568 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:25,600 » Hi 569 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,080 » Porter. 570 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:26,799 » Hi 571 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,280 » Blanchard. 572 00:20:26,799 --> 00:20:28,080 » Hi 573 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,480 » Jones. 574 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:29,360 » Hi 575 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,840 » Glover. 576 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:30,640 » Yes 577 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:31,039 » Ramos. 578 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:31,760 » Yes. 579 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:33,919 » Cohen 580 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:37,200 » I. The motion is approved. This 581 00:20:33,919 --> 00:20:38,640 resolution has been adopted. 582 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,640 » City Council resolution 583 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,640 25-0035Rformational 584 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:46,080 hearing safekeeping and storage of 585 00:20:43,919 --> 00:20:47,600 Baltimore City Wells. for the purpose of 586 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,120 inviting the register of wills, the 587 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,720 clerk of the circuit court for Baltimore 588 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:52,480 City, the chief judge of the circuit 589 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,000 court for Baltimore City, the director 590 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,679 of the department of general services, 591 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,679 and the city administrator to appear 592 00:20:55,679 --> 00:20:59,440 before the city council to discuss the 593 00:20:57,679 --> 00:21:00,960 current space allocated to store wills 594 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,960 in the Clarence J. Mitchell Jr. 595 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,799 courthouse, the lack of fire and flood 596 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,880 protection in said storage space, and 597 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:08,640 the need to digitize and protect the 100 598 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,640 years of wills being stored in a room in 599 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:13,360 the aging courthouse. Lead sponsor 600 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:15,200 Schlifer. co-sponsors Parker, Dorsy, 601 00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:17,520 Conway, Gray, Bullock, Porter, 602 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:19,840 Blanchard, Jones, Ramos, Cohen. 603 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,520 » Chair recognizes Councilman Schlifer. 604 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,760 » Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, in a 605 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,679 recent stroll over to the courthouse and 606 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,760 looking through the different offices 607 00:21:25,679 --> 00:21:29,840 there, came across a very interesting 608 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:32,000 one, the the register of the wills 609 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,960 office. Uh, and anybody who goes over 610 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:37,840 there, you'll find just walls covered 611 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:40,640 with um with wills. And each one of 612 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:43,520 these wills is an individual in 613 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:47,919 Baltimore's last will in testament. And 614 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:51,200 these wills both um delegate assets as 615 00:21:47,919 --> 00:21:53,840 well as um reveal everything that that 616 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:56,559 deceased um has and who it should go to. 617 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:58,000 And without that um there's a lot of 618 00:21:56,559 --> 00:22:00,720 issues that would come from that, 619 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:04,000 whether it be families fighting um and 620 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:06,720 other u related asset issues as well as 621 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:09,280 property related issues in the city. Um, 622 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:12,880 and we know that our courthouse is over 623 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:16,000 125 years old and properties uh like the 624 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:19,280 agent courthouse are prone to floods, 625 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:21,919 leaks, um, electrical fires and other 626 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:23,919 other related hazards. And god forbid 627 00:22:21,919 --> 00:22:27,200 that should happen um, in our 628 00:22:23,919 --> 00:22:29,280 courthouse, uh, 100 years worth of wills 629 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,919 and hundreds of thousands of people 630 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:34,159 would be impacted um, by such a 631 00:22:31,919 --> 00:22:36,320 catastrophe. And so it's important that 632 00:22:34,159 --> 00:22:38,880 that we as city leaders take immediate 633 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:40,320 action um both in the short term as well 634 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,720 as the long term. The long term 635 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:44,880 obviously being that uh these should not 636 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:47,360 be only on paper. They should all be 637 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:50,000 digit digitized and scanned. That's 638 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:51,919 pretty basic. But um on the short term 639 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,919 we need to protect the wills that are 640 00:22:51,919 --> 00:22:57,440 there making sure they're in waterproof 641 00:22:53,919 --> 00:22:59,520 as well as fireproof um storage u 642 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,919 containers essentially. And so we'll be 643 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:05,360 hosting uh this hearing um and I thank 644 00:23:01,919 --> 00:23:07,039 all the co-sponsors um and I thank the 645 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:08,559 register of the wills and and everybody 646 00:23:07,039 --> 00:23:09,919 else who will be participating in that 647 00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:12,080 hearing. Thank you. 648 00:23:09,919 --> 00:23:13,520 » Thank you, Councilman Schlifer. Uh this 649 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,600 resolution has been assigned to the 650 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,200 committee on legislative investigations. 651 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:22,320 Please note Councilman Torrance as 652 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:26,240 co-sponsor, Councilman Glover as well. 653 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:28,240 City Council Resolution 25-0036R, 654 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,799 Informational Hearing, Human Trafficking 655 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:32,400 Investigations and Prosecutions for the 656 00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:34,240 purpose of inviting representatives from 657 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,919 the Baltimore City Office of the State's 658 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,440 Attorney, the Baltimore City Police 659 00:23:35,919 --> 00:23:39,280 Department, the Baltimore City Fire 660 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,200 Department, the Baltimore City Public 661 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,799 School System Police, the Baltimore City 662 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,240 Sheriff's Office, the Baltimore City 663 00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:46,640 Human Trafficking Collaborative 664 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:49,200 Co-chairs, and all subcommittee chairs, 665 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:51,280 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 666 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,880 Homeland Security Investigation, the 667 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,880 Maryland State Police, the Maryland 668 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,559 United States Attorney's Office, the 669 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:58,080 Maryland Department of Social Services, 670 00:23:56,559 --> 00:24:00,000 the Maryland Department of Juvenile 671 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:02,159 Services, the Hope Center, formerly 672 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,000 known as Baltimore Child Abuse Center, 673 00:24:02,159 --> 00:24:05,360 Blue Dot, and other collaborators from 674 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,120 the Baltimore Human Trafficking 675 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:08,880 Collaborative, who provide victims of 676 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:10,880 human trafficking with emergency 677 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,480 interventions and support services to 678 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,840 brief the city council on the scope of 679 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,679 the human trafficking problem in 680 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,440 Baltimore City, current efforts to 681 00:24:15,679 --> 00:24:19,520 investigate and prosecute perpetrators 682 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:21,120 of human trafficking, further strategies 683 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,279 that could be implemented to bring these 684 00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:24,880 individuals to justice and resources 685 00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:27,679 that are needed to assist survivors of 686 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:30,000 human trafficking. Lead sponsor Porter. 687 00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:32,400 Co-sponsors Parker Gray, Bullock, 688 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,559 Blanchard, Jones, Ramos, Cohen. 689 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:36,400 » Chair recognizes Council Member Porter. 690 00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:38,000 » Thank you, and I thank you to my 691 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,760 colleagues for your attention today. 692 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,520 Today, I'm introducing a resolution 693 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,360 calling for theformational hearing on 694 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,679 human trafficking investigations and 695 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:47,120 prosecutions in Baltimore City. This 696 00:24:45,679 --> 00:24:48,640 hearing will bring together the many 697 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:50,159 members of the Baltimore City Human 698 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,720 Trafficking Collaborative and our law 699 00:24:50,159 --> 00:24:54,400 enforcement, state, federal, nonprofit 700 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,480 partners to brief the council on the 701 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,159 scope of the problem, the progress has 702 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,400 that has been made, and the resources 703 00:24:58,159 --> 00:25:01,919 needed to better protect our residents. 704 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,679 Human trafficking is one of the most 705 00:25:01,919 --> 00:25:05,760 devastating crimes taking place in our 706 00:25:03,679 --> 00:25:07,919 city and across Maryland. Our state's 707 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,600 central location with major highways, 708 00:25:07,919 --> 00:25:11,679 ports, and transit systems makes 709 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,320 Baltimore particularly vulnerable as a 710 00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:16,159 corridor for human traffickers. Victims 711 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:19,039 are often hidden in plain sight and they 712 00:25:16,159 --> 00:25:20,640 are exploited, isolated, and silenced. I 713 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:22,720 also want to take a moment to recognize 714 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,720 former councilman, former Councilman 715 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,400 Chris Bernett, who fought for years and 716 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,919 was a champion in this fight and helped 717 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,840 build the foundation of the Baltimore 718 00:25:27,919 --> 00:25:31,520 City Human Trafficking Collaborative. 719 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,200 Councilman Bernett's vision brought 720 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,039 together government agencies, law 721 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,960 enforcement, advocates, and service 722 00:25:35,039 --> 00:25:39,440 providers under one roof, working in 723 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,360 partnership rather than in isolation. 724 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:43,039 Today, as chair of the collaborative, I 725 00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:45,039 am proud to continue elevating this 726 00:25:43,039 --> 00:25:47,039 important work to protect survivors and 727 00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:48,799 hold traffickers accountable. This 728 00:25:47,039 --> 00:25:50,000 hearing will invite testimony from our 729 00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:51,760 partners, including the state's 730 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,679 attorney's office, the Baltimore Police 731 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,600 Department, Fire Department, school 732 00:25:53,679 --> 00:25:57,679 police, sheriff's department, the FBI, 733 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,200 Homeland Security and Investigations, 734 00:25:57,679 --> 00:26:01,840 Maryland State Police, and service 735 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,440 providers alike. Together we will help 736 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,360 if they will help us understand the 737 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,120 current landscape, how cases are being 738 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:08,880 identified and investigated, how 739 00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:10,799 prosecutions are proceeding, what 740 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:13,120 prevention strategies are working, and 741 00:26:10,799 --> 00:26:15,760 what supports are available and or still 742 00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:17,279 lacking for survivors. Baltimore has a 743 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,880 responsibility to ensure that every 744 00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:20,559 survivor of human trafficking receives 745 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,640 the protection, care, and justice they 746 00:26:20,559 --> 00:26:24,320 deserve. Though this hearing through 747 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:26,080 this hearing, we will reaffirm our 748 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,080 commitment to end human trafficking in 749 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,840 all of its forms, ensuring that every 750 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,760 agency and partner in this city is 751 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,679 working together to make it happen. I 752 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,440 look forward to the discussion and to 753 00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:36,720 continuing to strengthen Baltimore's 754 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,880 leadership in combating human 755 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:41,360 trafficking, a legacy built on 756 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:43,520 collaboration, compassion, and action. 757 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:44,960 » Thank you, Council Member Porter. This 758 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,039 resolution has been assigned to the 759 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:49,679 public safety committee. The consent 760 00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:51,679 calendar was sent to members inboxes in 761 00:26:49,679 --> 00:26:55,840 the desk documents folder. Is there a 762 00:26:51,679 --> 00:26:57,360 motion to approve the consent calendar? 763 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,760 » All those in favor of approving the 764 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:02,240 consent calendar say I. 765 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:04,400 » Those oppos say nay. The motion carries 766 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,799 and the consent calendar is approved. We 767 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:08,960 now move two bills and executive 768 00:27:06,799 --> 00:27:11,039 appointments on second reader. Chair 769 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,480 recognizes council member Dorsy. 770 00:27:11,039 --> 00:27:13,919 » Thank you, Mr. President. I move that we 771 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,600 read short titles for the remainder of 772 00:27:13,919 --> 00:27:17,440 the meeting this evening. 773 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,919 » Without objection, we will proceed with 774 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:22,400 reading short titles. 775 00:27:19,919 --> 00:27:24,799 We will proceed with reading short 776 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,240 titles. We begin with an executive 777 00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:27,840 nomination from the committee on 778 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,400 legislative investigations. Madame 779 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,880 clerk, 780 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:33,200 » EA25-000039 781 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,200 Catalina Rodriguez Lima, director, 782 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,000 mayor's office of immigrant affairs. 783 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:40,799 » Chair recognizes Chair Schlifer. 784 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:43,520 » Thank you, Mr. President. Um, we held a 785 00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:46,000 hearing on Thursday, October 16th, and 786 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,840 the committee recommends a favorable 787 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,600 nomination. 788 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,279 Thank you, Chairman Schlifer. Is there 789 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:54,080 any debate or discussion on this 790 00:27:51,279 --> 00:27:55,919 nomination? 791 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:58,559 Hearing seeing none, all those in favor 792 00:27:55,919 --> 00:27:58,960 of confirming this nominee say I. 793 00:27:58,559 --> 00:28:00,000 » I. 794 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:03,039 » I. 795 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:06,000 » Those opposed say nay. This nomination 796 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:07,840 is confirmed. We now move to bills from 797 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,440 the housing and economic development 798 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,000 committee on second reader. Madame 799 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,200 clerk, 800 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:15,279 » City council bill 25-0063, 801 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,360 zoning administrator transfer to the 802 00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:19,440 department of planning. 803 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:22,799 » Chair recognizes chair Torrance. 804 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:24,399 » Thank you, Mr. President. Bill 2563, 805 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:26,000 zoning administrator transfer to 806 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:27,679 department of planning, sponsored by 807 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,520 Vice President Milit. This bill was 808 00:28:27,679 --> 00:28:30,799 heard on September 30th. It was 809 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:33,200 recommended with favorable with 810 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:34,799 amendments. Mr. President, um there were 811 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,480 committee amendments on my colleague's 812 00:28:34,799 --> 00:28:38,880 desk. The amendments require that the 813 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,279 civil service commission to give the 814 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:43,679 council reasonable notice if the zoning 815 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:45,919 administrator was to be reclassified out 816 00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:47,360 of the out of civil service. Mr. 817 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:50,000 President, I offer this amendment 818 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:51,679 because of two things. One is that the 819 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,880 zoning administrator position is very 820 00:28:51,679 --> 00:28:56,399 important to this council, but also I I 821 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,159 wholeheartedly believe in the practices 822 00:28:56,399 --> 00:29:00,159 of zoning in this in this city have been 823 00:28:58,159 --> 00:29:02,000 discriminatory to people of color. So 824 00:29:00,159 --> 00:29:04,240 for the one person who gets to offer an 825 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,679 opinion about zoning in this city, I 826 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,679 just want to make sure that this council 827 00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:09,360 is given adequate notice when they are 828 00:29:07,679 --> 00:29:11,200 put into an atwell position. This 829 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,960 position is civil service currently and 830 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,000 we know politics can happen and I just 831 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,520 want to make sure that person is 832 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,440 protected and that this council puts 833 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,960 that protection in place. With that 834 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,640 being said, I move the amendment. Mr. 835 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,799 President, thank you. Council member 836 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:27,760 Torrance, is there any debate or 837 00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:31,840 discussion on these amendments? 838 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:36,080 hearing and seeing none. All those in 839 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,720 favor of adopting the amendment say I. 840 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,200 » I. 841 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:42,159 » Those opposed say nay. The motion 842 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:44,080 carries and the amendments are adopted. 843 00:29:42,159 --> 00:29:45,440 Chair recognizes Chair Torrance. 844 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,720 » Mr. President, I move the bill as 845 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,399 amended. 846 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,240 » Is there any debate or discussion on 847 00:29:48,399 --> 00:29:52,559 this bill? 848 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:55,039 Hearing and seeing none, all those in 849 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:58,000 favor of approving this bill say I. 850 00:29:55,039 --> 00:30:01,200 » I. Those opposed say nay. This bill will 851 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,640 be printed for third reading. We now 852 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,559 move to bills from land use and 853 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:06,159 transportation committee on second 854 00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:09,279 reader. Madame clerk, 855 00:30:06,159 --> 00:30:11,600 » City council bill 25-0040, 856 00:30:09,279 --> 00:30:13,200 zoning uses retail small box 857 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:16,320 establishment. 858 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:19,440 » Chair recognizes chair Dorsy. 859 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:21,039 » Thank you, Mr. President. The land use 860 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:24,000 and transportation committee heard this 861 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:26,240 bill on October 16th. It was re 862 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,919 recommended as favorable with 863 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:30,320 amendments. Mr. President, there are 864 00:30:27,919 --> 00:30:31,840 committee amendments uh in with the desk 865 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:35,600 documents. 866 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,960 The first amendment therefore clarifies 867 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:39,279 the purpose statement and the 868 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:42,399 authorizing legislation. 869 00:30:39,279 --> 00:30:47,039 Uh amendment two clarifies the type of 870 00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:48,960 goods sold at small box store. Amendment 871 00:30:47,039 --> 00:30:52,240 three clarifies terms in the bill such 872 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:53,679 as store and fuel station. And amendment 873 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,840 four strikes the section on 874 00:30:53,679 --> 00:30:57,279 nonconforming uses. It is my 875 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,200 understanding that all these amendments 876 00:30:57,279 --> 00:31:02,159 came at the recommendation of the city 877 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:04,559 law department and uh better the bill. 878 00:31:02,159 --> 00:31:05,919 Um in that respect, Mr. President, I 879 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:08,000 move the amendments. 880 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:10,799 » Before we vote, is there any debate or 881 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,279 discussion on the committee amendments? 882 00:31:10,799 --> 00:31:15,840 Hearing and seeing none, all those in 883 00:31:13,279 --> 00:31:16,799 favor of adopting the amendments say I. 884 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,440 » I. 885 00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:21,600 » Those opposed say nay. The motion 886 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,880 passes. The amendments the amendments 887 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,159 are adopted. 888 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,679 » Mr. Mr. President, I move the bill 889 00:31:24,159 --> 00:31:27,919 favorably as amended. 890 00:31:25,679 --> 00:31:30,159 » Is there any debate or discussion on 891 00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:31,840 this bill? 892 00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:34,159 Hearing and seeing none, all those in 893 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,880 favor of approving this bill say I. 894 00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:35,760 » I. 895 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,039 » I. Let's 896 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,799 » Try that again. All those in favor of 897 00:31:37,039 --> 00:31:39,600 approving this bill say I. 898 00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:41,840 » I. 899 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:43,519 » Those opposed say nay. 900 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:45,120 » This bill will be printed for third 901 00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:48,799 reading. Please note council member 902 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:52,640 Schlifer as a nay. 903 00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:54,320 City Council Bill 25-0064 904 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:57,279 zoning bulk and yard requirements 905 00:31:54,320 --> 00:32:00,240 amendments. 906 00:31:57,279 --> 00:32:02,720 » The chair recognizes Chair Dorsy. 907 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:05,039 » Thank you, Mr. President. This bill was 908 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,960 heard on October 16th. It was 909 00:32:05,039 --> 00:32:09,919 recommended as favorable with amendment. 910 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:12,240 Mr. President, there are amendments on 911 00:32:09,919 --> 00:32:15,440 my colleagues desks. 912 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:17,039 The first amendment from uh Council 913 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:19,360 Member Gray, the sponsor of the bill, 914 00:32:17,039 --> 00:32:21,200 which I can I'll also note was done in 915 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:23,600 collaboration with Councilman Parker. 916 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,840 Thank you for your contribution. Um 917 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:29,440 requires that buildings taller than 35 918 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:31,519 ft up to 45 ft either adjoin a street 919 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:34,080 right ofway that is at least 40 feet 920 00:32:31,519 --> 00:32:36,640 wide in the case of an interior lot or 921 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:39,200 before or for corner lots each of each 922 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:41,120 of the adjoining streets must be 40t 923 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:43,840 wide. This is an increase from the 924 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:47,440 existing standard uh that's comparable 925 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:49,519 that says 30 ft uh presently. Um 926 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,519 amendment two from council member 927 00:32:49,519 --> 00:32:53,600 Middleton uh strikes vice president from 928 00:32:51,519 --> 00:32:55,120 the list of co-sponsors. Amendment three 929 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:58,559 from the planning department are 930 00:32:55,120 --> 00:33:02,640 technical to correct typos in a table. 931 00:32:58,559 --> 00:33:06,159 Amendment four from Councilman Parker 932 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:09,919 uh would increase the minimum rear yard 933 00:33:06,159 --> 00:33:13,200 in the R8 zoning district from 12 ft as 934 00:33:09,919 --> 00:33:16,000 proposed to 16 ft uh with the amendment. 935 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:18,399 And amendment five from me would update 936 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:20,399 the minimum lot area for age restricted 937 00:33:18,399 --> 00:33:22,799 multif family dwellings to be comparable 938 00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:26,000 with other multif family dwelling use. 939 00:33:22,799 --> 00:33:28,320 and amendment six from the zoning board 940 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:31,279 are additional technical amendments to 941 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:33,600 fix typos in the bill. Mr. President, I 942 00:33:31,279 --> 00:33:35,679 move all of the committee amendments. 943 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:37,760 » Before we vote, is there any debate or 944 00:33:35,679 --> 00:33:40,480 discussion on the committee amendments? 945 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:42,399 I see council member Schlifer. 946 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:44,960 Uh, President, can we just get some 947 00:33:42,399 --> 00:33:46,720 clarity on this 40t wide street thing 948 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,080 because everything else this this 949 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:53,200 council has been proposing has been 950 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:54,799 about um making streets thinner and you 951 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,240 know and different uses stuff. So, the 952 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:58,320 fact that the streets got to be 40t 953 00:33:56,240 --> 00:34:01,440 wide, can we just get some clarity and 954 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:02,320 explanation as to why um that would be 955 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:02,799 required? 956 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:03,840 » Yes, 957 00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:07,919 » Council member Dorsy. 958 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:12,320 » Yes, thank you. Um the zoning code today 959 00:34:07,919 --> 00:34:16,079 says that you can exceed the standard of 960 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:18,079 35 ft in building height to go up to 45 961 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:23,040 ft 962 00:34:18,079 --> 00:34:28,399 if the the the the house is on a street 963 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:32,639 that is 30 feet or greater in width. And 964 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:36,399 what this does actually says is that 965 00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:38,879 some streets um are very small uh but 966 00:34:36,399 --> 00:34:40,720 may have just 30 feet but would have 967 00:34:38,879 --> 00:34:43,200 kind of an inappropriate kind of 968 00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:46,480 character to them if the houses were 969 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:48,079 exceptionally tall. Um, and so it act so 970 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:50,800 it changes the standard so that you 971 00:34:48,079 --> 00:34:53,599 can't go to that 45 ft height unless the 972 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:56,960 street in front of it is at least 40 ft 973 00:34:53,599 --> 00:35:00,160 wide rather than being limited uh being 974 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:03,839 permissive at only 30 ft. Does that help 975 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:08,320 me? Sorry. 976 00:35:03,839 --> 00:35:12,160 » Great. Uh, other discussion debate 977 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:14,720 hearing and seeing none. All those in 978 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,599 favor of adopting the amendment say I. 979 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:18,480 » I. 980 00:35:15,599 --> 00:35:21,440 » Those opposed say nay. 981 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:25,920 » Uh I hear nays from council member 982 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:28,160 Schlifer and Glover. Uh this bill uh 983 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:29,760 this motion passes and the amendments 984 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:31,920 are adopted. 985 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:33,200 » Mr. President, I move the bill favorable 986 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:35,599 as amended. 987 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:37,920 » Is there any debate or discussion on 988 00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:41,720 this bill? 989 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,720 Council member Conway. 990 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:48,320 Thank you, uh, Mr. President. Um, I, you 991 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:50,000 know, I I've been trying to look at this 992 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:53,359 bill and I appreciate the intention of 993 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:55,040 the sponsor. Um, but I have, um, some 994 00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:57,599 concerns about the impact that the bill 995 00:35:55,040 --> 00:36:00,000 would have across the city. Um, I 996 00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:02,320 understand we want to, uh, build more 997 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:04,079 housing and expand more housing. I don't 998 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,079 think that this necessarily does that. 999 00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:08,079 It expands housing in areas where we 1000 00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:09,680 certainly want to see more people, but 1001 00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:11,359 um I think if we want to bring more 1002 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,800 people into the city, we need to working 1003 00:36:11,359 --> 00:36:15,520 we need to work in the areas where we 1004 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:18,160 don't currently have development. Um I 1005 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:19,680 think what we'll find is as people begin 1006 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,680 to make changes on their homes over 1007 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:23,760 time, uh it's going to cause 1008 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,520 inconveniences and challenges for folks 1009 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:28,640 in those neighborhoods from a viewhed, 1010 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:30,560 from a uh from a shadow perspective, 1011 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:32,640 from a convenience perspective in in 1012 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:34,320 many neighborhoods across the city. Um 1013 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:36,240 and I think one of the other major 1014 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:38,720 considerations here is that while this 1015 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:40,560 this effort um is written across the 1016 00:36:38,720 --> 00:36:43,280 city, it won't affect all neighborhoods 1017 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:45,599 the same way. Uh we know that um 1018 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,599 neighborhoods that have covenants um are 1019 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:48,720 able to prevent this from moving forward 1020 00:36:47,599 --> 00:36:51,440 in the in those respective 1021 00:36:48,720 --> 00:36:53,760 neighborhoods. So it just doesn't it 1022 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:55,119 doesn't quite do um all the things we 1023 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:57,440 want it to do and I think it may cause 1024 00:36:55,119 --> 00:36:59,119 some complications uh if we move forward 1025 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:01,040 with it. This is a sweeping effort 1026 00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:03,920 across the entire city that has many 1027 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:05,920 many ramifications and for that reason 1028 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:08,320 um I have deep uh concerns about moving 1029 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:10,960 forward on the bill. Thank you. 1030 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:12,480 » Thank you, Councilman Conway. 1031 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:14,320 » Other debate discussion. Councilman 1032 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,839 Torrance. 1033 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,119 » Well, Mr. President, I wouldn't believe 1034 00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:20,520 I would be agreeing with Councilman 1035 00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:20,520 Conway tonight, 1036 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:26,640 but I I get the thought, the intent. I 1037 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:29,680 appreciate the the councilman's 1038 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:32,480 introduction of the bill. Um 1039 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:34,640 I I work for people in West Baltimore 1040 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:36,400 and I love Paris and I'm just be 1041 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:38,320 transparent. But tonight I have to vote 1042 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:41,119 on behalf of my residents. So I will be 1043 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:45,320 voting no. Mr. President, 1044 00:37:41,119 --> 00:37:45,320 » Thank you Council Member Torrance. 1045 00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:50,640 Hearing and seeing no further debate. 1046 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:52,320 All those in favor of approving this 1047 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:56,240 bill say I. 1048 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:57,760 » I. Those opposed say nay. 1049 00:37:56,240 --> 00:38:00,079 » Uh, roll call. 1050 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:03,079 » Parker. 1051 00:38:00,079 --> 00:38:03,079 » McCrae. 1052 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,640 » Please. 1053 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,640 » You're right. Apologies, Council Member 1054 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,800 McCrae. We're going to ask 1055 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,599 » No problem. If we could register my vote 1056 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,000 as a no. 1057 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:16,960 » Yep. 1058 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,960 » Thank you. 1059 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:21,440 » And please return to Council Member 1060 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:23,200 McCrae after we get done with the vote. 1061 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,000 » Dorsy. Yes. 1062 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,040 » Conway. 1063 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,000 » No 1064 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,599 » Schifer. 1065 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,480 » No 1066 00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:31,480 » Torrance. 1067 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,480 » No 1068 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:44,079 » Gray. 1069 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:44,800 » Hi 1070 00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:45,599 » Bo. 1071 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:46,240 » Hi 1072 00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:46,800 » Porter. 1073 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:47,599 » Hi 1074 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:48,160 » Blanchard. 1075 00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:49,040 » Hi 1076 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,680 » Jones. 1077 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:50,480 » Hi 1078 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,119 » Glover. 1079 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,480 » No 1080 00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:53,280 » Ramos. Yes, 1081 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,880 » Cohen. 1082 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:57,599 » I 1083 00:38:54,880 --> 00:39:00,160 » That is eight in the 1084 00:38:57,599 --> 00:39:03,920 » Eight in the affirmative and one, two, 1085 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:06,240 three, four in the negative. I return to 1086 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:11,560 council member McCrae to explain her 1087 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:11,560 vote and this bill will pass. 1088 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,240 » Uh, sorry, five in the negative. I think 1089 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,720 eight. 1090 00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:23,720 » Eight in the affirmative. 1091 00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:27,520 » One more time. 1092 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,960 » Nine. 1093 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:31,040 » Yeah. Just call. 1094 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:35,040 » All right. Nine in the affirmative. The 1095 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:36,400 bill passed. Nine in the affirmative. Uh 1096 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,880 four in the negative. 1097 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:40,960 » Cool. 1098 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:43,359 » One, two. 1099 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:46,079 » Math was not my strong suit. Chammoya re 1100 00:39:43,359 --> 00:39:46,800 recount real quick. Parker, 1101 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:47,599 » Hi. 1102 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,079 » McCrae, 1103 00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:49,119 » Yes. 1104 00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:49,520 » Dorsy, 1105 00:39:49,119 --> 00:39:50,160 » Yes. 1106 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,560 » Conway, 1107 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:51,359 » No. 1108 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:51,839 » Schlifer, 1109 00:39:51,359 --> 00:39:53,839 » No. 1110 00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:54,480 » Middleton is absent. Torrance, 1111 00:39:53,839 --> 00:39:55,040 » No. 1112 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:55,520 » Gray, 1113 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,079 » Hi. 1114 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:56,480 » Balok, 1115 00:39:56,079 --> 00:39:56,960 » Hi. 1116 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:57,359 » Porter, 1117 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,079 » Hi. 1118 00:39:57,359 --> 00:39:58,480 » Blanchard, 1119 00:39:58,079 --> 00:39:59,200 » Hi. 1120 00:39:58,480 --> 00:39:59,680 » Jones, 1121 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,720 » Hi. 1122 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,280 » Glover, 1123 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:02,160 » No. 1124 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:02,640 » Ramos, 1125 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:03,280 » Yes. 1126 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:03,760 » Cohen, 1127 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,640 » I. 1128 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:09,280 » All right, that is five in the negative. 1129 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:11,680 And one, two, three, four, five, six, 1130 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:13,760 seven, eight, nine in the affirmative. 1131 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:15,839 Nine in the affirmative, five in the 1132 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:19,160 negative. This bill passes. Council 1133 00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:19,160 member McCrae. 1134 00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:22,480 Thank you, Mr. President. I'm going be 1135 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:24,640 brief, everybody. I just want to make 1136 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:27,280 sure that I'm on the record. Um, for my 1137 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:30,480 district, I I voted no on this bill 1138 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:32,960 because I believe um there are 1139 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:35,200 environmental impacts from increasing 1140 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:38,880 lot sizes and there were community 1141 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:41,040 concerns within my district. Um, 1142 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:42,960 every community um has their own 1143 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:45,040 culture. Every community is unique and I 1144 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:46,720 think that we need to um make sure that 1145 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:48,720 we're also paying attention to that. 1146 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:52,880 Thank you, Mr. President. 1147 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:56,240 » Thank you, Council Member McCrae. 1148 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:58,400 » City Council Bill 25-0065, 1149 00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:59,440 zoning eliminating off- streetet parking 1150 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:03,119 requirements. 1151 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:05,119 » Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy. 1152 00:41:03,119 --> 00:41:07,760 » Thank you, Mr. President. This bill was 1153 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:10,000 heard on October 16th. It was 1154 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:12,240 recommended as favorable with an 1155 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,400 amendment. 1156 00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:16,880 The amendment is included in the desk 1157 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:18,560 documents. My colleagues, the amendment 1158 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:20,960 uh brought by the sponsor of the bill, 1159 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:24,480 Councilman Blanchard, clarifies 1160 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:26,960 exceptions to the parking maximums in 1161 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:29,920 the cases of detached or semi- detached 1162 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:33,200 dwellings where no maximum allowable 1163 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:37,280 amount of parking exists or a structure 1164 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:40,480 or land that has changed to a new use uh 1165 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:43,440 which can exceed the permitted maximum 1166 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:45,040 if the prior use had a higher maximum. 1167 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:47,040 It also clarifies that the ordinance 1168 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:50,240 does not apply to off- streetet parking 1169 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:54,400 facilities as a part of the parking 1170 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:59,440 maximum. Um just as a refresher, the 1171 00:41:54,400 --> 00:42:02,560 bill um recognizes that today there are 1172 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:04,880 there is a table listing out um 1173 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:08,720 numerically, mathematically 1174 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:10,319 uh by formulas the the parking minimum 1175 00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:13,839 that is required and there is a 1176 00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:15,440 provision in the zoning code that uh in 1177 00:42:13,839 --> 00:42:17,520 the text of the code that says that 1178 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:21,200 there are parking maximums that exist 1179 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:23,280 today throughout the city. And um the 1180 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:26,000 while t but that it is twice that 1181 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:29,119 parking minimum um that is in the code 1182 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:31,280 in the table uh rather. And so the bill 1183 00:42:29,119 --> 00:42:34,560 carries forth the existing parking 1184 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:36,400 maximum today. uh it just maintains that 1185 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:38,480 status quo and these amendments make 1186 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:40,319 sure that if there are properties that 1187 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:42,960 were built before say those parking 1188 00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:45,920 maximums ever existed that those 1189 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:48,400 properties can continue to exceed the 1190 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:50,640 parking maximum uh even if those 1191 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:53,520 properties change hands or change uses 1192 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:55,040 that existing parking maximum can remain 1193 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:57,040 it doesn't have somebody doesn't have to 1194 00:42:55,040 --> 00:43:00,079 take away parking spaces just because a 1195 00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:02,560 property changed owners or occupants uh 1196 00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:05,280 so with that uh Mr. President, I move 1197 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:07,680 the amendment as favorable. 1198 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:12,119 » Before we vote on this amendment, is 1199 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:12,119 there any debate or discussion? 1200 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:19,119 » Hearing and seeing none, all those in 1201 00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:20,000 favor of approving this amendment say I. 1202 00:43:19,119 --> 00:43:23,880 » I. 1203 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,880 » Those opposed say nay. 1204 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,319 » Roll call. 1205 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:28,960 » Parker, 1206 00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:29,839 » Yes. 1207 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,280 » McCrae, 1208 00:43:29,839 --> 00:43:31,760 » No. Dorsy, 1209 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:32,400 » Yes. 1210 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:33,119 » Conway, 1211 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:33,920 » Hi. 1212 00:43:33,119 --> 00:43:34,480 » Schlifer, 1213 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:36,400 » No. 1214 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:37,200 » Middleton is absent. Torrance, 1215 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:37,760 » No. 1216 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:38,240 » Gray, 1217 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:38,960 » Hi. 1218 00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:39,520 » Bullock, 1219 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:40,079 » Hi. 1220 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:40,640 » Porter, 1221 00:43:40,079 --> 00:43:41,440 » No. 1222 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,000 » Blanchard, 1223 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:42,720 » Hi. 1224 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:43,200 » Jones, 1225 00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:43,920 » Hi. 1226 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:44,480 » Glover, 1227 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:45,200 » No. 1228 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:45,599 » Ramos, 1229 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:46,240 » Yes. 1230 00:43:45,599 --> 00:43:49,240 » Cohen, 1231 00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:49,240 » I. 1232 00:43:49,839 --> 00:43:51,520 » Nine in the affirmative, five in the 1233 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:53,440 negative. 1234 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:56,880 » With nine in the affirmative and five in 1235 00:43:53,440 --> 00:44:00,440 the negative, this amendment passes. Uh, 1236 00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:00,440 Council Member Dorsy. 1237 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:03,440 At this time, I move the bill favorable 1238 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:05,040 as amended. 1239 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,520 » President 1240 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:10,640 uh I believe there is a floor amendment. 1241 00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:12,800 Councilman Torrance. 1242 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:14,480 » Thank you, Mr. President. As a person 1243 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:16,480 who firmly believes in representing my 1244 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:19,119 community, I must offer these 1245 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:22,480 amendments. While I respect the author 1246 00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:23,920 of the of the actual bill's intent, 1247 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:26,720 as a person who represents a black 1248 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:29,359 butterfly, it is absolutely a no for me. 1249 00:44:26,720 --> 00:44:32,800 Um the amendments that I offer tonight 1250 00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:34,960 will put where everyone has been saying 1251 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:37,520 to muster. This bill has no writing 1252 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:40,000 about affordable housing. So amendment 1253 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:42,560 number one will require that if you want 1254 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:44,640 to have the parking 1255 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:47,520 minimums removed, 1256 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:50,240 you actually have to have 60% AMI. 1257 00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:54,480 I'm very strong about that. but also 1258 00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:56,720 allows us to exempt clinics as well as 1259 00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:57,839 residential care facilities as well as 1260 00:44:56,720 --> 00:44:59,359 the Black Arts and Entertainment 1261 00:44:57,839 --> 00:45:00,880 District. I author this amendment 1262 00:44:59,359 --> 00:45:02,400 because I have someone who's using a 1263 00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:04,720 predatory business on Pennsylvania 1264 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:06,640 Avenue who has a methodone clinic who 1265 00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:10,079 says if this bill passes, he can open up 1266 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:12,319 two more facilities in my district. 1267 00:45:10,079 --> 00:45:15,599 Too far have black people been given 1268 00:45:12,319 --> 00:45:18,480 things and given things and given things 1269 00:45:15,599 --> 00:45:20,079 because of zoning does not have a 1270 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:21,839 racially 1271 00:45:20,079 --> 00:45:23,920 progressive stance in terms of 1272 00:45:21,839 --> 00:45:26,560 identifying that my brown skin matters, 1273 00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:28,160 my property value matters. 1274 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,079 So, Mr. President, I offer amendment 1275 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:32,319 number one for that reason. In addition 1276 00:45:30,079 --> 00:45:33,760 to that, for my residents who live in 1277 00:45:32,319 --> 00:45:35,520 Bolton Hill and other neighborhoods who 1278 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:38,160 are dealing with curb congestion, it 1279 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:39,920 gives us an opportunity for parking 1280 00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:41,599 authority to say that we've seen curb 1281 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:43,599 congestion. We may actually have to add 1282 00:45:41,599 --> 00:45:45,200 a parking garage in a neighborhood to 1283 00:45:43,599 --> 00:45:47,040 actually remove those minimums and those 1284 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:48,880 maximums to address the needs in those 1285 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:51,200 individual communities. I think that 1286 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:55,040 this is the easiest way to address the 1287 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:57,599 bill without harming uned consequences 1288 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:58,640 for black and brown neighborhoods. So 1289 00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:00,079 with that, Mr. President, I move 1290 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:01,680 amendment number one. 1291 00:46:00,079 --> 00:46:04,160 » Thank you, Council Member Torrance. 1292 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:07,280 Before we vote, is there any debate or 1293 00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:10,400 discussion on the floor amendment? I see 1294 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:12,640 Council Member Parker. 1295 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:14,000 » Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, thank you, 1296 00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:16,240 Councilman Torrance, for bringing this 1297 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:18,960 before us. I just had a question. I know 1298 00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:21,040 um amendment one has a lot of different 1299 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:23,200 pieces to it. Would you be so good only 1300 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,960 because uh I work really closely with 1301 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:29,440 arts and entertainment districts. would 1302 00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:31,119 you explain um the um uh just spell out 1303 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:32,160 the 1 per 10 person fiber couch. Just 1304 00:46:31,119 --> 00:46:33,440 break that down for us. I want to make 1305 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:36,480 sure I understand what you're proposing 1306 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:40,000 there um in terms of what the 1307 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:42,880 requirement would be for um public 1308 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:44,319 assembly related uh items. 1309 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:45,599 » Chair recognize Councilman Torren. 1310 00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:47,680 » Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, 1311 00:46:45,599 --> 00:46:49,359 Councilman Parker. So right now as we're 1312 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:51,119 building more entertainment space on 1313 00:46:49,359 --> 00:46:53,040 Pennsylvania Avenue, we have adequate 1314 00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:55,920 parking um because of we have the 1315 00:46:53,040 --> 00:46:57,920 minimums of 10. Right. As we're thinking 1316 00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,680 about it, I've had two methodone clinics 1317 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:01,440 open up in the district. One at the Bank 1318 00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:04,079 of America and they have the other at a 1319 00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:06,000 former actual pharmacy because of the 1320 00:47:04,079 --> 00:47:07,760 zoning requirements. They're exempt 1321 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:09,040 because they have no parking minimums 1322 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:11,440 because of what they are because their 1323 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:13,599 classification. This bill will open up 1324 00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:15,839 the the floodgates to increase the 1325 00:47:13,599 --> 00:47:17,040 number of actual facilities on the on 1326 00:47:15,839 --> 00:47:18,880 the Black Arts and Entertainment 1327 00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:21,280 District. I do not want to wake up after 1328 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:22,960 we've made a concerted effort to add 1329 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:24,960 black voices and black artists and 1330 00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:27,440 actual space in our district to actually 1331 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:28,880 be exasperated and destroyed by the 1332 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:30,800 intent of persons willing to make 1333 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:34,480 millions of dollars off of an epidemic 1334 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:36,720 that we're trying to solve today. 1335 00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:40,240 » Thank you, Council Member Torrance. Any 1336 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:42,560 further debate or discussion on the 1337 00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:45,760 floor amendments? 1338 00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:47,760 Hearing and seeing none, all those in 1339 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:48,640 favor of approving the floor amendments 1340 00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:50,319 say I. 1341 00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:51,119 » Roll call. 1342 00:47:50,319 --> 00:47:53,760 » Roll call. 1343 00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:54,560 » Parker, 1344 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:55,280 » McCrae, 1345 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:56,000 » Yes. 1346 00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:56,560 » Dorsy, 1347 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:57,280 » No. 1348 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:57,839 » Conway, 1349 00:47:57,280 --> 00:47:58,720 » No. 1350 00:47:57,839 --> 00:47:59,280 » Schlifer, 1351 00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:01,280 » Yes. 1352 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:02,000 » Middleton is absent. Torrance, 1353 00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:02,640 » Yes. 1354 00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:03,200 » Gray, 1355 00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:03,839 » No. 1356 00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:04,400 » Bullock, 1357 00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:05,040 » No. 1358 00:48:04,400 --> 00:48:06,400 » Porter, 1359 00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:06,960 » Yes. Blanchard, 1360 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:07,680 » No. 1361 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:08,319 » Jones, 1362 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:09,200 » No. 1363 00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:09,760 » Glover, 1364 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:10,480 » Yes. 1365 00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:11,040 » Ramos, 1366 00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:11,839 » No. 1367 00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:12,480 » Cohen, 1368 00:48:11,839 --> 00:48:15,280 » No. 1369 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:19,119 » That would be 925 1370 00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:22,000 » With five in the affirmative and nine in 1371 00:48:19,119 --> 00:48:25,839 the negative. These floor amendments do 1372 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:27,359 not move. Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy. 1373 00:48:25,839 --> 00:48:29,680 » Thank you, Mr. President. I move the 1374 00:48:27,359 --> 00:48:31,440 bill favorable as amended. 1375 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:35,359 » Is there any further debate or 1376 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:38,240 discussion on this bill as amended? 1377 00:48:35,359 --> 00:48:40,640 Council member Conway. 1378 00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:42,400 » Uh thank you, Mr. President. Um this 1379 00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:44,480 this too I think is a a really 1380 00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:48,000 interesting bill. I I actually do like 1381 00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:49,760 the idea here. Um I think um in efforts 1382 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:51,119 where we are doing sweeping change 1383 00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:53,119 across the whole city. We have to be 1384 00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:56,880 very very very thoughtful and careful. 1385 00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:58,960 Um I I I I fear that um we're going to 1386 00:48:56,880 --> 00:49:00,559 find ourselves in sticky situations in 1387 00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,920 different neighborhoods depending on 1388 00:49:00,559 --> 00:49:04,400 what's going on in those respective 1389 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:06,480 neighborhoods. Um, and I think there's a 1390 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:08,400 way to do this. I think, um, there's a 1391 00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:10,160 bit of the cart before the horse or cart 1392 00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:12,160 and the horse working together, and that 1393 00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:13,839 is transit. Um, if we don't have 1394 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:15,599 sufficient transit and we pull away 1395 00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:16,640 parking in certain neighborhoods, you're 1396 00:49:15,599 --> 00:49:18,720 going to have people having to walk 1397 00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:19,920 multiple blocks to get home. Um, and 1398 00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:21,359 some of those neighborhoods, maybe they 1399 00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:22,720 don't feel totally safe doing so or 1400 00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:24,480 maybe those folks are not capable of 1401 00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:28,400 doing so because of their age or other 1402 00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:30,640 um, infirmities. So, I I I think um 1403 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:32,400 yeah, in in order to do this the right 1404 00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:35,440 way, I think we need to be also talking 1405 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:37,200 about a way to uh improve transit, make 1406 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:39,280 it more reliable, make it more robust, 1407 00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:40,960 make it come into some of these uh 1408 00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:43,040 middle neighborhoods and black 1409 00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:45,520 neighborhoods that don't have robust and 1410 00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:47,040 reliable transit today. Um that looks 1411 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:48,720 like doing some of the, you know, the 1412 00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:51,200 red line. It looks like having a north 1413 00:49:48,720 --> 00:49:52,720 south line um that you know we did a big 1414 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:55,440 study um going through my district 1415 00:49:52,720 --> 00:49:58,480 through um Councilwoman Ramos's district 1416 00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:59,599 as well um that has now stalled um I 1417 00:49:58,480 --> 00:50:01,680 think we need to find a way to fund 1418 00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:03,839 these efforts and generally we find 1419 00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:06,079 these these fundings through state state 1420 00:50:03,839 --> 00:50:08,720 dollars and we just had the road show 1421 00:50:06,079 --> 00:50:10,800 where um this council advocated heavily 1422 00:50:08,720 --> 00:50:12,720 for that but we know that our state is 1423 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:14,720 is really struggling fiscally right now 1424 00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:16,480 so they don't really have the means. Uh, 1425 00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:18,000 and the other way we do this is we go to 1426 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:19,680 the federal government and we rely on 1427 00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:21,200 big big federal dollars in order to see 1428 00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:23,520 this through, but we know that that is 1429 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:27,359 not going to happen anytime soon. So, I 1430 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:28,960 I'm I'm I'm uncomfortable um uh going a 1431 00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:30,559 full yes on this. Um I do have 1432 00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:32,160 reservations on the bill, but I do like 1433 00:50:30,559 --> 00:50:34,160 the idea and and really thank the 1434 00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:36,000 sponsor for um one bringing it forward 1435 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:37,520 and and advocating very heavily for it, 1436 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,880 but I do have some concerns about it and 1437 00:50:37,520 --> 00:50:41,119 it is something that I think we can work 1438 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:42,559 towards resolving. Um but that that's 1439 00:50:41,119 --> 00:50:45,760 sort of where I stand right now. 1440 00:50:42,559 --> 00:50:47,599 » Understood. Uh, Councilman Torrance. 1441 00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:49,040 » Thank you, Mr. Thank you, Mr. President. 1442 00:50:47,599 --> 00:50:50,880 I want to read this statement because I 1443 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:53,599 want to make clear my true thoughts in 1444 00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:55,440 the entire package. Baltimore's housing 1445 00:50:53,599 --> 00:50:57,440 history is inseparable from the history 1446 00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:58,960 of structural racism in America. From 1447 00:50:57,440 --> 00:51:00,960 red lining to racially restricted 1448 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:03,040 covenants to decades of disinvestment, 1449 00:51:00,960 --> 00:51:04,720 our city's built environment was 1450 00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:06,640 designed to separate opportunity for 1451 00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:09,040 black and brown families, concentrate 1452 00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:11,760 poverty in certain neighborhoods. So we 1453 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:13,440 walk up we talk about modernizing our 1454 00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:16,000 zoning and expanding our housing 1455 00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:18,480 choices. We must ask deeper questions. 1456 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:21,119 Who will this policy truly benefit and 1457 00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:23,040 who will leave it behind? 1458 00:51:21,119 --> 00:51:24,960 The housing options and opportunity act 1459 00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:26,800 and its companion reforms promise to 1460 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:29,119 expand its supply but without 1461 00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:31,359 guardrails. These changes risk doing 1462 00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:32,800 unintended consequences and harm 1463 00:51:31,359 --> 00:51:35,800 particularly to black and brown 1464 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:35,800 communities 1465 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:42,319 that have already endured decades of 1466 00:51:39,839 --> 00:51:44,160 inequitable land use and concentrated 1467 00:51:42,319 --> 00:51:45,920 burden. This is why I introduced my 1468 00:51:44,160 --> 00:51:48,000 floor amendments to make this bill more 1469 00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:51,000 equitable but also accountable to our 1470 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:51,000 residents. 1471 00:51:51,280 --> 00:51:54,720 Together, these amendments sought to 1472 00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:56,720 balance encouraging flexibility while 1473 00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:59,200 protecting communities from unintended 1474 00:51:56,720 --> 00:52:02,559 consequences and deregulation. 1475 00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:04,720 Unfortunately, they were not adopted. 1476 00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:07,839 Without these safeguards, this risk 1477 00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:10,079 deepening inequities. By repealing key 1478 00:52:07,839 --> 00:52:12,240 protections, it opens the door for 1479 00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:14,720 unattended and predatory land uses such 1480 00:52:12,240 --> 00:52:16,800 as poorly managed recovery homes, 1481 00:52:14,720 --> 00:52:19,200 substandard care facilities, and other 1482 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:21,119 nuisance operations to cluster in black 1483 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:22,800 and brown neighborhoods already 1484 00:52:21,119 --> 00:52:25,040 struggling to recover from decades of 1485 00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:27,680 disinvestment. We've seen the story 1486 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:30,000 before. In Harlem, re redevelopment and 1487 00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:33,040 upzoning without adequate protections 1488 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:35,200 led to cultural displacement, erasing 1489 00:52:33,040 --> 00:52:36,960 the very community that gave 1490 00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:39,960 neighborhoods its identity and 1491 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:39,960 resilience. 1492 00:52:40,079 --> 00:52:44,480 In Washington DC, rapid development and 1493 00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:46,079 resoning spurred the exodus of black 1494 00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:48,400 families 1495 00:52:46,079 --> 00:52:50,800 and even new luxury apartments rose in 1496 00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:54,640 their place. 1497 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:58,079 In bed sty marketdriven housing growth 1498 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:59,839 without anti-displacement safeguards 1499 00:52:58,079 --> 00:53:03,119 resulted in longtime residents being 1500 00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:05,280 displaced and not supported. 1501 00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:08,160 Simply supply does not mean that black 1502 00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:10,160 people will be around. 1503 00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:13,040 Baltimore cannot afford to repeat those 1504 00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:15,599 mistakes. Equity requires intention. 1505 00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:19,760 Policy ignores historic harms only 1506 00:53:15,599 --> 00:53:22,000 reproduce in new forms that harm. 1507 00:53:19,760 --> 00:53:24,960 Ending structural racism requires more 1508 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:26,800 than just raceneutral force. It demands 1509 00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:29,119 the surgical precision of a scapold 1510 00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:30,800 guided by equity. 1511 00:53:29,119 --> 00:53:32,960 When these bills were introduced in this 1512 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,800 council, a staff person made a comment 1513 00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:37,280 that these were thinking about those to 1514 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:39,440 come and not those who are here. 1515 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:41,760 Let me repeat for those to come and not 1516 00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:44,160 those who are here. To my residents in 1517 00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:46,160 Sant Winchester, I rise and I say this. 1518 00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:49,440 We want to own land. We no longer want 1519 00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:51,119 to rent it. to our residents who have, 1520 00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:53,359 and I mean the black women in West 1521 00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:56,800 Baltimore, who've held up this tax base 1522 00:53:53,359 --> 00:53:58,800 when white people left. 1523 00:53:56,800 --> 00:54:00,400 » They want to enjoy the equity that we're 1524 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:03,040 building in the city, but not be 1525 00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:05,599 displaced by high taxes or displaced by 1526 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:07,920 inconsistent policies that don't see 1527 00:54:05,599 --> 00:54:09,920 them. Our residents deserve, and I mean 1528 00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:11,839 our residents, the 66% of the black 1529 00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:13,520 people in this city need to be put at 1530 00:54:11,839 --> 00:54:15,839 the forefront of every policy we put 1531 00:54:13,520 --> 00:54:17,040 before this council. Red lining started 1532 00:54:15,839 --> 00:54:19,119 in this community and we're just 1533 00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:20,640 furthering it. And I say that 1534 00:54:19,119 --> 00:54:23,760 wholeheartedly as someone who's seen 1535 00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:27,200 family members displaced in DC, 1536 00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:29,040 who's seen people displaced in Bedstey. 1537 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:33,440 The home ownership rate for black people 1538 00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:35,839 fell from 71% to 44% in 10 years in 1539 00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:37,599 Bedstey, New York. 1540 00:54:35,839 --> 00:54:40,319 In the District Columbia, it is no 1541 00:54:37,599 --> 00:54:43,200 longer chocolate city. We displaced 1542 00:54:40,319 --> 00:54:46,079 black people. It's to the point where 1543 00:54:43,200 --> 00:54:48,079 our neighbors in DC who I love, one of 1544 00:54:46,079 --> 00:54:49,920 my friends serves in that council, they 1545 00:54:48,079 --> 00:54:51,280 had to force people to take section 8 1546 00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:54,800 vouchers for people who are making 1547 00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:57,839 $80,000 a year. Supply does not mean 1548 00:54:54,800 --> 00:55:00,880 that the affordability will be there. We 1549 00:54:57,839 --> 00:55:02,720 have no guardrails in place. 1550 00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:04,400 So when black people leave the city, I 1551 00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:08,280 want to make sure in this council record 1552 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:08,280 that I told you so. 1553 00:55:09,760 --> 00:55:13,119 And if you want to make sure they stay 1554 00:55:11,119 --> 00:55:14,319 here, put them at the forefront. Not 1555 00:55:13,119 --> 00:55:16,800 give us lip service and say 1556 00:55:14,319 --> 00:55:20,280 affordability. Affordability is writing 1557 00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:20,280 it in the law. 1558 00:55:23,119 --> 00:55:26,720 For these reason, despite my good faith 1559 00:55:25,359 --> 00:55:29,040 effort to strengthen and balance this 1560 00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:30,880 legislation, I will be voting no. We 1561 00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:33,280 need zoning that is not just flexible, 1562 00:55:30,880 --> 00:55:35,839 but fair. investment that is not just 1563 00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:37,760 new, but just in legislation that 1564 00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:39,280 censors voices and rights of residents 1565 00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:41,359 who built and sustained our 1566 00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:42,720 neighborhoods. 1567 00:55:41,359 --> 00:55:45,119 Black and brown families whose 1568 00:55:42,720 --> 00:55:47,599 generations of care deserve protection, 1569 00:55:45,119 --> 00:55:50,640 not more harmful disgrace and disguise 1570 00:55:47,599 --> 00:55:52,480 as progress. 1571 00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:55,520 Thank you, Council Member Torrance. Any 1572 00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:57,520 further debate or discussion on this 1573 00:55:55,520 --> 00:56:00,640 bill? 1574 00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:02,240 Hearing and seeing none. All those in 1575 00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:03,119 favor say I. 1576 00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:06,160 » I. 1577 00:56:03,119 --> 00:56:07,280 » Those opposed say nay. 1578 00:56:06,160 --> 00:56:08,160 » Roll call. 1579 00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:08,720 » Parker, 1580 00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:11,720 » Yes. 1581 00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:11,720 » McCrae, 1582 00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:14,720 » Dorsy, 1583 00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:15,440 » Yes. 1584 00:56:14,720 --> 00:56:15,920 » Conway, 1585 00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:16,640 » No. 1586 00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:17,119 » Schlifer, 1587 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:20,480 » No. 1588 00:56:17,119 --> 00:56:21,280 » Middleton is absent. Torrance, 1589 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:22,000 » No. 1590 00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:22,559 » Gray, 1591 00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:23,280 » Yes. 1592 00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:23,839 » Bullock, 1593 00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:24,559 » Hi. 1594 00:56:23,839 --> 00:56:25,040 » Porter, 1595 00:56:24,559 --> 00:56:25,839 » No. 1596 00:56:25,040 --> 00:56:27,520 » Blanchard, 1597 00:56:25,839 --> 00:56:28,000 » Hi. Jones, 1598 00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:28,880 » Hi. 1599 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:29,440 » Glover, 1600 00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:30,240 » No. 1601 00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:30,640 » Ramos, 1602 00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:31,359 » Yes. 1603 00:56:30,640 --> 00:56:33,119 » Cohen, 1604 00:56:31,359 --> 00:56:36,000 » Yes. 1605 00:56:33,119 --> 00:56:38,720 » Great. That would be 826. 1606 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:43,040 » With eight in the affirmative and six in 1607 00:56:38,720 --> 00:56:46,480 the negative, this bill, this uh bill is 1608 00:56:43,040 --> 00:56:50,160 will move to third reader. Chair 1609 00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:51,280 recognizes council member 1610 00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:53,280 » Chair Dorsy. 1611 00:56:51,280 --> 00:56:57,040 » Oh, I'm sorry. Whoops. Back to the 1612 00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:59,839 clerk. City Council Bill 25-0. 1613 00:56:57,040 --> 00:57:00,960 » Oh, I'm sorry. Apologies. Council McCrae 1614 00:56:59,839 --> 00:57:02,640 to explain her vote. 1615 00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:04,079 » I appreciate you. I'm going to be brief 1616 00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:06,000 again. I just want to make sure that I'm 1617 00:57:04,079 --> 00:57:08,720 explaining my vote for the record for my 1618 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:10,480 own constituents. I voted no because of 1619 00:57:08,720 --> 00:57:13,119 the day-to-day burdens that this is 1620 00:57:10,480 --> 00:57:14,640 going to place on my residents, not just 1621 00:57:13,119 --> 00:57:16,880 my residents, but also other 1622 00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:19,200 neighborhoods across this city um who 1623 00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:21,440 are within middle neighborhoods that I 1624 00:57:19,200 --> 00:57:24,640 speak about often. 1625 00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:27,599 How just to Councilman um Torrance's 1626 00:57:24,640 --> 00:57:31,920 point, how are we going to um continue 1627 00:57:27,599 --> 00:57:34,480 to retain our legacy residents? Um many 1628 00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:38,720 who are black, they are the ones that I 1629 00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:40,400 am losing within my district. 1630 00:57:38,720 --> 00:57:43,599 And that's what I'm thinking about every 1631 00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:46,079 time we have to um vote on bills like 1632 00:57:43,599 --> 00:57:50,240 these. Um thank you, Mr. President. 1633 00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:53,599 » Thank you, Chair McCrae. 1634 00:57:50,240 --> 00:57:55,839 City Council Bill 25-000082 1635 00:57:53,599 --> 00:57:57,200 planned unit development amendment under 1636 00:57:55,839 --> 00:58:01,240 Armor Headquarters. 1637 00:57:57,200 --> 00:58:01,240 » Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy. 1638 00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:06,720 » Thank you, Mr. President. 1639 00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:09,599 This bill was heard on October 16th. It 1640 00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:13,280 was recommended as favorable with an 1641 00:58:09,599 --> 00:58:15,440 amendment. The amendment 1642 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:18,240 two amendments. The amendments are uh on 1643 00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:20,720 my colleagues desk. They're documents. 1644 00:58:18,240 --> 00:58:22,960 The first amendment clarifies and 1645 00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:24,480 renumbers section one of the purpose 1646 00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:27,119 statement to clarify that the mayor and 1647 00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:29,839 city council approve the amendment 1648 00:58:27,119 --> 00:58:33,599 uh to the PUD. Amendment two clarifies 1649 00:58:29,839 --> 00:58:36,400 the area where vehicular access will be 1650 00:58:33,599 --> 00:58:38,640 prohibited in the PUD. There's a element 1651 00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:42,000 of it that basically says on this map in 1652 00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:44,720 this area um the development can't 1653 00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:47,839 create vehicle access to the property at 1654 00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:49,760 this spot here. Um and these uh 1655 00:58:47,839 --> 00:58:53,359 amendments come through a collaborative 1656 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:55,599 effort u between of the bill, Councilman 1657 00:58:53,359 --> 00:58:58,240 Blanchard, the repres 1658 00:58:55,599 --> 00:59:00,559 uh the property owner and the uh Locust 1659 00:58:58,240 --> 00:59:02,400 Point neighbors who are around it. Uh 1660 00:59:00,559 --> 00:59:04,799 with that, Mr. President, I move the 1661 00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:07,040 amendments uh favorable. 1662 00:59:04,799 --> 00:59:08,480 » All those in favor of adopting the 1663 00:59:07,040 --> 00:59:09,280 amendments say I. 1664 00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:12,240 » I. 1665 00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:14,240 » Those opposed say nay. The amendments 1666 00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:16,160 are adopted. 1667 00:59:14,240 --> 00:59:18,079 » Mr. President, there are findings of 1668 00:59:16,160 --> 00:59:20,079 fact on my colleagueu's desk. I move the 1669 00:59:18,079 --> 00:59:22,319 findings of fact. 1670 00:59:20,079 --> 00:59:24,079 » Uh any debate or discussion on finding 1671 00:59:22,319 --> 00:59:26,160 of facts? Hearing and seeing none. All 1672 00:59:24,079 --> 00:59:27,440 those in favor of approving the finding 1673 00:59:26,160 --> 00:59:28,799 of facts say I. 1674 00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:32,000 » I. 1675 00:59:28,799 --> 00:59:33,520 » Those post say nay. The finding of facts 1676 00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:35,200 are adopted. 1677 00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:36,240 » Mr. President, I move the bill favorable 1678 00:59:35,200 --> 00:59:38,559 as amended. 1679 00:59:36,240 --> 00:59:44,799 » Before we vote, is there any debate or 1680 00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:47,760 discussion on this bill as amended? 1681 00:59:44,799 --> 00:59:49,359 Councilman Parker. 1682 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:50,640 » Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, and thank you, 1683 00:59:49,359 --> 00:59:54,000 Council President Blanchard, for 1684 00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:56,400 bringing this forward. Um, we had a good 1685 00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:58,000 conversation twice actually over in the 1686 00:59:56,400 --> 00:59:59,119 in our committee about the matter. I 1687 00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:01,280 think the one thing I just want to lift 1688 00:59:59,119 --> 01:00:02,960 up here, and it partly is because I it 1689 01:00:01,280 --> 01:00:04,640 came up in conversation with the uh 1690 01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:07,520 prospective planning director earlier 1691 01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:08,880 today. uh just the the reality of uh 1692 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:10,400 we've spent a lot of time here talking 1693 01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:12,480 about the movement of young people to 1694 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:14,880 schools public or otherwise uh in the 1695 01:00:12,480 --> 01:00:16,000 city. Uh Krista Ray in particular uh 1696 01:00:14,880 --> 01:00:17,359 serves a community of folks that are 1697 01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:18,799 heavily dependent upon public transit, 1698 01:00:17,359 --> 01:00:20,240 many of whom live in my district as well 1699 01:00:18,799 --> 01:00:22,960 as council person Glover and council 1700 01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:25,200 person uh Jones's district. Uh and the 1701 01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:27,680 current site is relatively convenient 1702 01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:30,160 for them to get to um both by bus and by 1703 01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:32,160 walk and biking. Uh Locust Point being 1704 01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:35,680 on the peninsula is is a hard place to 1705 01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:37,359 reach. uh but we do have a particular uh 1706 01:00:35,680 --> 01:00:39,520 uh tool to do that being a harbor 1707 01:00:37,359 --> 01:00:41,920 circulator and so just want to lift up 1708 01:00:39,520 --> 01:00:43,440 for this council's consideration and and 1709 01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:46,640 for the administration's consideration 1710 01:00:43,440 --> 01:00:47,920 that um as we uh see the relocation of 1711 01:00:46,640 --> 01:00:49,440 this high school there and as we're 1712 01:00:47,920 --> 01:00:51,680 attentive to the movement of of all of 1713 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:52,960 our students to their their schools that 1714 01:00:51,680 --> 01:00:54,480 uh further investment and consideration 1715 01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:56,240 of using that resource to help 1716 01:00:54,480 --> 01:00:58,720 facilitate uh transportation there to 1717 01:00:56,240 --> 01:01:00,720 Hull Street Pier uh would be uh would be 1718 01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:02,240 a good thing uh to make sure our young 1719 01:01:00,720 --> 01:01:03,119 people can get to school on time and 1720 01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:03,920 effectively. 1721 01:01:03,119 --> 01:01:05,520 Thank you. 1722 01:01:03,920 --> 01:01:07,839 » Duly noted. Thank you, Councilman 1723 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:11,760 Parker. Any further discussion or 1724 01:01:07,839 --> 01:01:14,400 debate? Hearing and seeing none. All 1725 01:01:11,760 --> 01:01:16,400 those in favor of this of approving this 1726 01:01:14,400 --> 01:01:17,440 bill say I. 1727 01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:20,400 » I. 1728 01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:22,240 » All those opposed say nay. 1729 01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:25,119 This bill will be printed for third 1730 01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:27,040 reading. We now move on to bills on 1731 01:01:25,119 --> 01:01:29,200 third reader. Madame clerk, please read 1732 01:01:27,040 --> 01:01:31,680 the bill and call the role. City Council 1733 01:01:29,200 --> 01:01:33,920 Bill 25-000018 1734 01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:36,799 emergency scene unauthorized persons 1735 01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:39,040 prohibited Parker McCrae Dorsy Conway 1736 01:01:36,799 --> 01:01:41,119 Schlifer Middleton Torrance Gray Bullock 1737 01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:42,240 Porter Blanchard Jones Glover Ramos 1738 01:01:41,119 --> 01:01:43,520 Cohen 1739 01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:46,720 » This bill is approved 1740 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:48,480 » City council bill 25-0062 1741 01:01:46,720 --> 01:01:51,040 building code single exit from 1742 01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:53,200 residential occupancy Parker McCrae 1743 01:01:51,040 --> 01:01:55,040 Dorsy Conway Schlifer Middleton Torrance 1744 01:01:53,200 --> 01:01:56,480 Gray Bullock Porter Blanchard Jones 1745 01:01:55,040 --> 01:01:57,520 Glover Ramos Cohen 1746 01:01:56,480 --> 01:02:00,720 » This bill is approved 1747 01:01:57,520 --> 01:02:02,559 » City council Bill 25-0072 1748 01:02:00,720 --> 01:02:04,559 zoning conditional use conversion of 1749 01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:06,480 single family dwelling units to two 1750 01:02:04,559 --> 01:02:10,640 dwelling units each in the R8 zoning 1751 01:02:06,480 --> 01:02:12,799 district 1703 and 1709 Edmonson Avenue 1752 01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:14,720 Parker McCrae Dorsy Conway Schlifer 1753 01:02:12,799 --> 01:02:16,960 Middleton Torrance Grey Bullock Porter 1754 01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:18,160 Blanchard Jones Glover Ramos Cohen 1755 01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:21,599 » This bill is approved 1756 01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:23,520 » City council bill 25-0077 1757 01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:25,359 zoning conditional use conversion of a 1758 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:29,200 single family dwelling unit in the R8 1759 01:02:25,359 --> 01:02:31,760 zoning district variances 541 Lafayette 1760 01:02:29,200 --> 01:02:33,839 Avenue Park and McCrae Dorsy Conway 1761 01:02:31,760 --> 01:02:35,920 Schlifer Middleton Torrance Grey Bullock 1762 01:02:33,839 --> 01:02:36,960 Porter Blanchard Jones Glover Ramos 1763 01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:39,040 Cohen 1764 01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:41,359 » This bill is approved. City Council Bill 1765 01:02:39,040 --> 01:02:43,839 25-000078, 1766 01:02:41,359 --> 01:02:45,599 City Streets closing portions of certain 1767 01:02:43,839 --> 01:02:47,440 streets and alleys bounded by Rigs 1768 01:02:45,599 --> 01:02:49,359 Avenue, North Pac Street, and the land 1769 01:02:47,440 --> 01:02:52,160 of National Railroad Passenger Company, 1770 01:02:49,359 --> 01:02:53,839 Amtrak, Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, Conway, 1771 01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:55,520 Schlifer, Middleton, Torrance, Grey, 1772 01:02:53,839 --> 01:02:57,280 Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones, 1773 01:02:55,520 --> 01:02:58,319 Glover, Ramos, Cohen. 1774 01:02:57,280 --> 01:03:01,280 » This bill is approved. 1775 01:02:58,319 --> 01:03:03,440 » City Council bill 25-0079. 1776 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:05,520 sale of property certain streets lying 1777 01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:07,200 within the area bounded by Rigs Avenue, 1778 01:03:05,520 --> 01:03:08,880 North Pacon Street, West Lafayette 1779 01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:11,839 Avenue, and the land of National 1780 01:03:08,880 --> 01:03:14,079 Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, 1781 01:03:11,839 --> 01:03:15,760 Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, Conway, Schlifer, 1782 01:03:14,079 --> 01:03:17,760 Middleton, Torrance, Gay, Bullock, 1783 01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:18,400 Porter, Blanchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, 1784 01:03:17,760 --> 01:03:19,599 Cohen. 1785 01:03:18,400 --> 01:03:22,559 » This bill is approved. 1786 01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:26,799 » City Council bill 25-0083 1787 01:03:22,559 --> 01:03:28,880 RPA 30 exception 15 East West Street. 1788 01:03:26,799 --> 01:03:30,559 Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, Conway, Schlifer, 1789 01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:32,559 Middleton, Torrance, Gay, Bullock, 1790 01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:33,039 Porter, Blanchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, 1791 01:03:32,559 --> 01:03:34,000 Cohen. 1792 01:03:33,039 --> 01:03:36,880 » This bill is approved. 1793 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:39,760 » City Council bill 25-0084 1794 01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:42,960 city streets closing a 6-ft portion of 1795 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:44,960 West Saratoga Street and an alley 10.67 1796 01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:47,200 ft wide bounded by Pearl Street, West 1797 01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:49,359 Saratoga Street, and North Green Street. 1798 01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:51,119 Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, Conway, Schlifer, 1799 01:03:49,359 --> 01:03:53,039 Middleton, Torrance, Grey, Block, 1800 01:03:51,119 --> 01:03:53,599 Porter, Blanchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, 1801 01:03:53,039 --> 01:03:55,520 Cohen. 1802 01:03:53,599 --> 01:03:57,440 » This bill is approved. City Council Bill 1803 01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:58,960 25-000085 1804 01:03:57,440 --> 01:04:00,799 Sale of property section of West 1805 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:02,880 Saratoga Street bounded by Pearl Street, 1806 01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:05,359 West Saratoga Street and North Green 1807 01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:06,880 Street. Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, Conway, 1808 01:04:05,359 --> 01:04:08,480 Schlifer, Middleton, Torrance, Gay, 1809 01:04:06,880 --> 01:04:09,760 Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones, 1810 01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:10,880 Glover, Ramos, Cohen. 1811 01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:13,599 » This bill is approved. 1812 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:16,000 » City Council bill 25-0086 1813 01:04:13,599 --> 01:04:18,240 City Streets closing a portion of North 1814 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:20,000 Chapel Street. Parker, McCrae, Dorsy, 1815 01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:21,839 Conway, Schlifer, Middleton, Torrance, 1816 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:24,480 Gay, Block, Porter, Blanchard, Jones, 1817 01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:25,039 Glover, Ramos, Cohen. This bill is 1818 01:04:24,480 --> 01:04:27,920 approved. 1819 01:04:25,039 --> 01:04:30,400 » City Council Bill 25-000092 1820 01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:32,640 zoning conditional use conversion to a 1821 01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:35,839 banquet hall in the C2 zoning district 1822 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:38,400 variance 1123 West Baltimore Street 1823 01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:40,319 Parker McCrae Dorsy Conway Middleton 1824 01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:42,079 Torrance Grey Bulock Porter Blanchard 1825 01:04:40,319 --> 01:04:44,000 Jones Glover Ramos Cohen 1826 01:04:42,079 --> 01:04:45,680 » This bill is approved. And now committee 1827 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:47,039 announcements. Chairs when you hear your 1828 01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:48,880 committee please proceed with your 1829 01:04:47,039 --> 01:04:53,000 committee announcements. Budget and 1830 01:04:48,880 --> 01:04:53,000 appropriations. Chair McCrae. 1831 01:04:55,359 --> 01:04:59,119 » Thank you, Mr. President. The Budget and 1832 01:04:57,440 --> 01:05:01,760 Appropriations Committee will hold a 1833 01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:03,760 hearing on Tuesday, November the 4th, 1834 01:05:01,760 --> 01:05:08,000 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence D. 1835 01:05:03,760 --> 01:05:10,559 concerns council chambers on 25-0099 1836 01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:12,720 supplement supplementary municipal 1837 01:05:10,559 --> 01:05:15,280 telephone exchange fund operating 1838 01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:17,760 appropriation um municipal telephone 1839 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:21,200 exchange service 133 telecommunications 1840 01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:23,680 for 1 million400,000 1841 01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:26,240 and Mr. President, I would like to move 1842 01:05:23,680 --> 01:05:27,920 to suspend rule 103 in order to announce 1843 01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:30,319 the hearing that we are scheduling less 1844 01:05:27,920 --> 01:05:32,640 than 30 days after its introduction to 1845 01:05:30,319 --> 01:05:37,480 the council. 1846 01:05:32,640 --> 01:05:37,480 » So move so moved. Uh 1847 01:05:38,720 --> 01:05:43,520 » Uh 1848 01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:45,200 » Without objection 1849 01:05:43,520 --> 01:05:46,799 hearing and seeing none, the rule will 1850 01:05:45,200 --> 01:05:48,799 be suspended. 1851 01:05:46,799 --> 01:05:50,240 » Thank you, Mr. President. The budget 1852 01:05:48,799 --> 01:05:51,920 appropriations committee will hold a 1853 01:05:50,240 --> 01:05:54,400 hearing on Tuesday, November the 4th, 1854 01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:57,760 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence Dub 1855 01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:59,599 Burns Council Chambers on 25-0105 1856 01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:01,920 supplemental regional fund operating 1857 01:05:59,599 --> 01:06:05,640 appropriation Baltimore City Public 1858 01:06:01,920 --> 01:06:05,640 Schools 12,911,344. 1859 01:06:06,480 --> 01:06:10,079 Mr. President, I would like to move to 1860 01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:11,440 suspend rule 103 again in order to 1861 01:06:10,079 --> 01:06:12,960 announce a hearing that we are scheduled 1862 01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:14,559 in less than 30 days after its 1863 01:06:12,960 --> 01:06:15,839 introduction to the council. 1864 01:06:14,559 --> 01:06:17,760 » Without objection, the rule will be 1865 01:06:15,839 --> 01:06:21,200 suspended. hearing and seeing no 1866 01:06:17,760 --> 01:06:22,559 objection, the rule will be suspended. 1867 01:06:21,200 --> 01:06:24,400 » Thank you, Mr. President. The budget 1868 01:06:22,559 --> 01:06:27,200 appropriations committee will also hold 1869 01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:29,520 a hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 1870 01:06:27,200 --> 01:06:33,280 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence Dub Burns 1871 01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:35,200 council chambers on 25-06 1872 01:06:33,280 --> 01:06:38,240 supplementary general fund operating 1873 01:06:35,200 --> 01:06:42,520 appropriation fire department $38 1874 01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:42,520 million 38,520,93. 1875 01:06:43,359 --> 01:06:47,599 And Mr. President, I would like to move 1876 01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:48,720 to suspend rule 103 again in order to 1877 01:06:47,599 --> 01:06:50,319 announce the hearing that we are 1878 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:51,359 scheduled in less than 30 days after its 1879 01:06:50,319 --> 01:06:52,720 introduction to the council. 1880 01:06:51,359 --> 01:06:54,319 » Without objection, the rule will be 1881 01:06:52,720 --> 01:06:57,760 suspended. 1882 01:06:54,319 --> 01:06:59,760 The rule will be suspended. 1883 01:06:57,760 --> 01:07:01,119 » Thank you, Mr. President. The budget and 1884 01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:03,440 appropriations committee will hold a 1885 01:07:01,119 --> 01:07:05,200 hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 1886 01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:08,480 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence Dub Burns 1887 01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:10,400 Council Chambers on 25-0107 1888 01:07:08,480 --> 01:07:14,400 supplementary general fund operating 1889 01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:15,760 appropriation department of law 81,393. 1890 01:07:14,400 --> 01:07:18,079 Mr. President, again, I would like to 1891 01:07:15,760 --> 01:07:19,119 move to suspend rule 103 in order to 1892 01:07:18,079 --> 01:07:22,119 announce a hearing that we are 1893 01:07:19,119 --> 01:07:22,119 scheduled. 1894 01:07:22,319 --> 01:07:25,359 » Without objection, the rule will be 1895 01:07:23,680 --> 01:07:27,039 suspended. 1896 01:07:25,359 --> 01:07:29,520 Hearing and seeing no objection, the 1897 01:07:27,039 --> 01:07:30,960 rule will be suspended. 1898 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:32,559 Thank you, Mr. President. The Budget 1899 01:07:30,960 --> 01:07:34,720 Appropriations Committee will hold a 1900 01:07:32,559 --> 01:07:36,319 hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 1901 01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:39,520 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence Burns 1902 01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:41,280 Council's Chamber on 25-0108 1903 01:07:39,520 --> 01:07:43,680 supplementary general fund operating 1904 01:07:41,280 --> 01:07:46,000 appropriation liquor license board 1905 01:07:43,680 --> 01:07:47,359 454,415. 1906 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:49,359 Mr. President, again, I would like to 1907 01:07:47,359 --> 01:07:50,960 move to suspend rule 103 in order to 1908 01:07:49,359 --> 01:07:52,720 announce the hearing that we are 1909 01:07:50,960 --> 01:07:53,920 scheduled in less than 30 days after its 1910 01:07:52,720 --> 01:07:55,440 introduction to the council. 1911 01:07:53,920 --> 01:08:00,240 » Without objection, the rule will be 1912 01:07:55,440 --> 01:08:02,319 suspended. The rule will be suspended. 1913 01:08:00,240 --> 01:08:04,480 » Thank you, Mr. President. The budget and 1914 01:08:02,319 --> 01:08:06,640 appropriations committee will hold a 1915 01:08:04,480 --> 01:08:08,400 hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 1916 01:08:06,640 --> 01:08:11,599 at 9:00 a.m. in a clearance to Burns 1917 01:08:08,400 --> 01:08:13,680 Council Chambers on 25-0109 1918 01:08:11,599 --> 01:08:15,839 supplementary grant funding, excuse me, 1919 01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:17,120 grant fund operating appropriation, 1920 01:08:15,839 --> 01:08:19,440 Mayor's Office of Employment 1921 01:08:17,120 --> 01:08:21,359 Development, $300,000. Mr. President, 1922 01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:22,880 again, I would like to suspend rule 103 1923 01:08:21,359 --> 01:08:24,400 in order to announce a hearing that we 1924 01:08:22,880 --> 01:08:25,920 are scheduled in less than 30 days after 1925 01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:27,359 this introduction to the council. 1926 01:08:25,920 --> 01:08:28,960 » Without objection, the rule will be 1927 01:08:27,359 --> 01:08:31,199 suspended. 1928 01:08:28,960 --> 01:08:32,719 The rule will be suspended. 1929 01:08:31,199 --> 01:08:34,080 » Thanks again, Mr. President. The budget 1930 01:08:32,719 --> 01:08:36,799 and appropriations committee will hold a 1931 01:08:34,080 --> 01:08:38,400 hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, 1932 01:08:36,799 --> 01:08:42,640 9:00 a.m. in a Clarence to Burns 1933 01:08:38,400 --> 01:08:44,560 Council's chamber on 25-0110 1934 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:46,719 supplementary general fund operating 1935 01:08:44,560 --> 01:08:49,719 appropriation police department 1936 01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:49,719 47,492,889. 1937 01:08:50,319 --> 01:08:53,839 Mr. President, I would like to move to 1938 01:08:51,679 --> 01:08:55,120 suspend rule 103 again in order to 1939 01:08:53,839 --> 01:08:56,480 announce a hearing that we are scheduled 1940 01:08:55,120 --> 01:08:57,679 in less than 30 days after this 1941 01:08:56,480 --> 01:08:59,040 introduction to the council. 1942 01:08:57,679 --> 01:09:03,600 » Without objection, the rule will be 1943 01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:05,359 suspended. The rule will be suspended. 1944 01:09:03,600 --> 01:09:06,799 » Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. The 1945 01:09:05,359 --> 01:09:08,719 Budget Appropriations Committee will 1946 01:09:06,799 --> 01:09:10,799 hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 1947 01:09:08,719 --> 01:09:15,080 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in a clearance to 1948 01:09:10,799 --> 01:09:15,080 Burns Council Chamber on 25-011. 1949 01:09:19,260 --> 01:09:22,600 [Music] 1950 01:09:22,799 --> 01:09:28,560 » Okay. on 25-0111 1951 01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:30,400 supplementary general fund operating and 1952 01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:33,960 appropriation department of recreation 1953 01:09:30,400 --> 01:09:33,960 and parks 5,630,976. 1954 01:09:34,319 --> 01:09:37,839 Mr. President, I would like to move to 1955 01:09:35,679 --> 01:09:38,960 suspend rule 103 again in order to 1956 01:09:37,839 --> 01:09:40,239 announce a hearing that we are scheduled 1957 01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:41,520 in less than 30 days after its 1958 01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:42,960 introduction to the council. 1959 01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:48,000 » Without objection, the rule will be 1960 01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:49,440 suspended. The rule will be suspended. 1961 01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:51,120 » Thank you, Mr. President. The budget 1962 01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:53,679 appropriations committee will hold a 1963 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:55,199 hearing on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 1964 01:09:53,679 --> 01:09:59,239 at 9:00 a.m. in the Clarence Suburn's 1965 01:09:55,199 --> 01:09:59,239 Council Chamber on 25-0012 1966 01:09:59,280 --> 01:10:06,199 supplementary general fund operating 1967 01:10:01,120 --> 01:10:06,199 operations sheriff's office 3,425,454. 1968 01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:09,920 Mr. President, I would like to move to 1969 01:10:08,239 --> 01:10:11,199 suspend rule 103 again in order to 1970 01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:12,480 announce a hearing that we are scheduled 1971 01:10:11,199 --> 01:10:13,760 in less than 30 days after this 1972 01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:15,120 introduction to the council. 1973 01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:16,800 » Without objection, the rule will be 1974 01:10:15,120 --> 01:10:19,199 suspended. 1975 01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:21,520 The rule will be suspended. 1976 01:10:19,199 --> 01:10:22,560 And last, um, the budget appropriations 1977 01:10:21,520 --> 01:10:25,040 committee will hold a hearing on 1978 01:10:22,560 --> 01:10:26,480 Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. 1979 01:10:25,040 --> 01:10:29,280 in the Clarence Dub Burns Council 1980 01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:31,040 Chamber on 25-0013 1981 01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:32,400 supplementary general fund operating 1982 01:10:31,040 --> 01:10:36,120 appropriations, Department of 1983 01:10:32,400 --> 01:10:36,120 Transportation, $4,457,580. 1984 01:10:41,520 --> 01:10:46,080 And Mr. President. Um, again, I would 1985 01:10:44,400 --> 01:10:47,199 like to suspend rule 103 in order to 1986 01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:48,560 just announce that hearing. It was 1987 01:10:47,199 --> 01:10:50,159 scheduled less than 30 days after this 1988 01:10:48,560 --> 01:10:51,920 introduction to the council. 1989 01:10:50,159 --> 01:10:53,440 » Without objection, the rule will be 1990 01:10:51,920 --> 01:10:55,040 suspended. 1991 01:10:53,440 --> 01:10:56,239 The rule is suspended. 1992 01:10:55,040 --> 01:10:58,400 » Thank you, Mr. President. 1993 01:10:56,239 --> 01:11:02,159 » Thank you, Madam Chair. Education, 1994 01:10:58,400 --> 01:11:03,679 Youth, and Older Adults. Chair Bullock. 1995 01:11:02,159 --> 01:11:04,960 Uh, thank you, Mr. President. The 1996 01:11:03,679 --> 01:11:07,520 Education, Youth, and Older Adults 1997 01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:10,800 Committee will be having a hearing for 1998 01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:13,040 bill number 250031R,formational 1999 01:11:10,800 --> 01:11:14,400 hearing for middle school sports at the 2000 01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:16,960 request of Council Member Zach 2001 01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:19,520 Blanchard. That will be on Thursday the 2002 01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:21,520 13th of November at 12:30 p.m. Please 2003 01:11:19,520 --> 01:11:24,239 note that hearing will be held at 2004 01:11:21,520 --> 01:11:26,560 Digital Harbor High School. 2005 01:11:24,239 --> 01:11:27,840 Also, um the education, youth, and old 2006 01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:31,360 adults committee will be having a 2007 01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:34,480 hearing in um December on the 11th on a 2008 01:11:31,360 --> 01:11:37,360 Thursday at 12 PM and that is uh for a 2009 01:11:34,480 --> 01:11:38,960 bill 2500, 2010 01:11:37,360 --> 01:11:40,800 children youth fund updates and that 2011 01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:42,000 will be at 12 p.m. here in council 2012 01:11:40,800 --> 01:11:44,640 chambers. Thank you. 2013 01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:48,920 » Thank you, Mr. Chair. Housing and 2014 01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:48,920 economic development chair Torrance. 2015 01:11:49,679 --> 01:11:52,719 » Thank you, Mr. President. The housing 2016 01:11:51,120 --> 01:11:55,440 economic development committee will be 2017 01:11:52,719 --> 01:11:58,400 meeting on November 4th for city council 2018 01:11:55,440 --> 01:12:01,040 bill 250088 2019 01:11:58,400 --> 01:12:03,920 tax property tax sale vacant lots and 2020 01:12:01,040 --> 01:12:05,679 vacant structures. 2021 01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:09,920 And then then on that same day we will 2022 01:12:05,679 --> 01:12:11,840 be meeting for 20 council bill 250080 2023 01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:14,159 in room foreclosure vacant structures 2024 01:12:11,840 --> 01:12:17,440 and nuisance properties. And these will 2025 01:12:14,159 --> 01:12:22,800 both be at 5:15 p.m. on November 4th. 2026 01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:26,080 Um, also I will be rescheduling LO250018 2027 01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:28,239 homeless services from um October 28th 2028 01:12:26,080 --> 01:12:32,159 to be rescheduled to Octo to November 2029 01:12:28,239 --> 01:12:35,600 4th at 5:15 p.m. 2030 01:12:32,159 --> 01:12:37,120 And then I will for the sake of everyone 2031 01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:39,920 not having to deal with council work 2032 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:42,320 close to Christmas we'll be rescheduling 2033 01:12:39,920 --> 01:12:46,400 the accuracy of VBN's and non-ontiguous 2034 01:12:42,320 --> 01:12:49,520 tiff which is LO250027 2035 01:12:46,400 --> 01:12:51,520 from December 23rd till a later date cuz 2036 01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:54,000 you know I like to allow people to enjoy 2037 01:12:51,520 --> 01:12:55,120 their holiday. Um and that will be 2038 01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:58,080 announced at a later date. Mr. 2039 01:12:55,120 --> 01:13:01,440 President, thank you Chair Torrance. 2040 01:12:58,080 --> 01:13:03,760 Labor and Workforce Chair Jones. 2041 01:13:01,440 --> 01:13:05,679 Thank you, Mr. President. 2042 01:13:03,760 --> 01:13:08,080 » Uh, the Labor Workforce Committee has a 2043 01:13:05,679 --> 01:13:11,080 scheduling update for bill number 2044 01:13:08,080 --> 01:13:11,080 L2500035, 2045 01:13:11,120 --> 01:13:15,920 Baltimore City Works. This hearing was 2046 01:13:13,120 --> 01:13:19,360 originally scheduled for October 29th, 2047 01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:21,440 2025 at 5:30 p.m. and is now postponed 2048 01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:21,920 until further notice. Thank you, Mr. 2049 01:13:21,440 --> 01:13:24,320 President. 2050 01:13:21,920 --> 01:13:28,360 » Thank you, Chairman Jones. Land Use and 2051 01:13:24,320 --> 01:13:28,360 Transportation Chair Dorsy. 2052 01:13:28,880 --> 01:13:34,719 » Thank you, Mr. President. The Land Use 2053 01:13:31,600 --> 01:13:37,199 and Transportation Committee will 2054 01:13:34,719 --> 01:13:39,840 continue its oversight efforts, 2055 01:13:37,199 --> 01:13:41,920 returning to the topics of street 2056 01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:46,080 lighting, parking enforcement, and 2057 01:13:41,920 --> 01:13:48,239 community engagement, all on December 2058 01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:50,320 11th. I'm announcing this way out in 2059 01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:52,800 advance because we fully intend to give 2060 01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:55,040 the Department of Transportation every 2061 01:13:52,800 --> 01:13:56,800 opportunity to put their absolute best 2062 01:13:55,040 --> 01:13:59,840 foot forward and we will meet with them 2063 01:13:56,800 --> 01:14:02,320 in advance of this uh to be as to 2064 01:13:59,840 --> 01:14:04,000 continue as in as collaborative way as 2065 01:14:02,320 --> 01:14:08,760 possible. Uh again, that will be on 2066 01:14:04,000 --> 01:14:08,760 December 11th at 900 a.m. 2067 01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:14,640 Uh before we get to December 11th, 2068 01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:16,320 however, 2069 01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:19,199 the land use and transportation 2070 01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:22,800 committee will hear 2071 01:14:19,199 --> 01:14:24,719 council bill 250055, 2072 01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:28,400 zoning conditional use, parking lot 2073 01:14:24,719 --> 01:14:35,520 principal use variances, 7:01 Mura 2074 01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:39,520 Street at 9:00 a.m. On November 20th, 2075 01:14:35,520 --> 01:14:41,360 the committee will hear 250056 2076 01:14:39,520 --> 01:14:46,320 zoning conditional use parking lot 2077 01:14:41,360 --> 01:14:49,840 principal use variances 702 Mura Street, 2078 01:14:46,320 --> 01:14:53,360 November 20th, 9:00 a.m. 2079 01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:55,199 We'll hear council bill 250071, 2080 01:14:53,360 --> 01:14:57,280 zoning conditional use conversion of 2081 01:14:55,199 --> 01:14:59,040 single family dwelling unit to two 2082 01:14:57,280 --> 01:15:03,360 dwelling units in the R8 zoning 2083 01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:07,360 district. variances 15 East West Street. 2084 01:15:03,360 --> 01:15:11,040 At 9:00 a.m. on November 20th, we will 2085 01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:12,960 hear council bill 250090 2086 01:15:11,040 --> 01:15:14,719 zoning conditional use conversion of a 2087 01:15:12,960 --> 01:15:16,640 single family dwelling to two dwelling 2088 01:15:14,719 --> 01:15:20,560 units in the R seven zoning district 2089 01:15:16,640 --> 01:15:23,840 variance 220 North Culver Street at 9:00 2090 01:15:20,560 --> 01:15:25,340 a.m. on November 20th. We will hear 2091 01:15:23,840 --> 01:15:26,560 250091 2092 01:15:25,340 --> 01:15:28,640 [Music] 2093 01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:30,320 zoning conditional use conversion of a 2094 01:15:28,640 --> 01:15:32,800 single family dwelling to four dwelling 2095 01:15:30,320 --> 01:15:36,719 units in the R8 zoning district variance 2096 01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:40,280 1425 West Fet Street at 9:00 a.m. 2097 01:15:36,719 --> 01:15:40,280 November 20th. 2098 01:15:40,320 --> 01:15:43,800 We will hear 2099 01:15:44,239 --> 01:15:48,040 council bill 250066, 2100 01:15:48,159 --> 01:15:56,400 zoning, housing options and opportunity 2101 01:15:52,239 --> 01:16:00,800 at 9:00 a.m. on November 13th 2102 01:15:56,400 --> 01:16:03,360 and on November 20th following the 2103 01:16:00,800 --> 01:16:07,120 hearing of the five zoning bills that I 2104 01:16:03,360 --> 01:16:09,440 have just uh announced. 2105 01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:12,080 Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, 2106 01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:13,760 Chair Dorsy. Legislative Investigations 2107 01:16:12,080 --> 01:16:14,960 Chair Schlifer. 2108 01:16:13,760 --> 01:16:16,159 » Thank you, Mr. President. The 2109 01:16:14,960 --> 01:16:20,080 Legislative Investigations Committee 2110 01:16:16,159 --> 01:16:22,800 will hold a hearing on LO25-0037, 2111 01:16:20,080 --> 01:16:26,560 opioid epidemic response, on December 2112 01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:28,960 11th, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. This is in 2113 01:16:26,560 --> 01:16:30,640 response to uh the health commissioner's 2114 01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:33,040 nomination hearing where she said that 2115 01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:36,719 she will come back and present answers 2116 01:16:33,040 --> 01:16:38,640 to our questions uh from her uh from her 2117 01:16:36,719 --> 01:16:40,080 initial hearing uh in three months from 2118 01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:42,320 now. And so three months will be 2119 01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:44,159 December 11th um and we'll have that 2120 01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:46,480 follow-up hearing. Thank you so much. 2121 01:16:44,159 --> 01:16:48,480 Thank you, Chair Schlafer. Public Health 2122 01:16:46,480 --> 01:16:49,840 in the Environment Chair Porter. 2123 01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:51,040 » Thank you so much, Mr. President. The 2124 01:16:49,840 --> 01:16:52,480 Public Health and Environment Committee 2125 01:16:51,040 --> 01:16:54,000 will reconvene the hearing for the 2126 01:16:52,480 --> 01:16:56,080 following council resolutions on 2127 01:16:54,000 --> 01:17:00,000 Wednesday, December 3rd, beginning at 2128 01:16:56,080 --> 01:17:01,840 10:00 a.m. 25-0015R,formational 2129 01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:03,360 hearing, well-being of the transgender 2130 01:17:01,840 --> 01:17:06,239 community in Baltimore. 2131 01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:07,920 25-0020R,formational 2132 01:17:06,239 --> 01:17:11,920 hearing, well-being of gay men in 2133 01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:13,760 Baltimore. and 25- Z0021Rformational 2134 01:17:11,920 --> 01:17:15,600 hearing on the well-being of le lesbian 2135 01:17:13,760 --> 01:17:17,760 women in Baltimore and this is in 2136 01:17:15,600 --> 01:17:18,560 culmination for HIV awareness month for 2137 01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:20,880 December. 2138 01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:22,000 » Thank you, Chair Porter. Public safety 2139 01:17:20,880 --> 01:17:22,560 chair Conway. 2140 01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:24,000 » No announcements. 2141 01:17:22,560 --> 01:17:25,679 » No announcements. Finally, I would like 2142 01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:27,520 to announce the creation of a charter 2143 01:17:25,679 --> 01:17:30,159 review special committee chaired by 2144 01:17:27,520 --> 01:17:33,280 Councilman Dorsy. Members can find more 2145 01:17:30,159 --> 01:17:36,640 info on the printed documents on each of 2146 01:17:33,280 --> 01:17:38,560 your desks. Uh Mr. Chair, plea, please 2147 01:17:36,640 --> 01:17:41,880 proceed with your announcements for this 2148 01:17:38,560 --> 01:17:41,880 new committee. 2149 01:17:42,159 --> 01:17:47,040 » Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, first I 2150 01:17:44,239 --> 01:17:48,800 just want to say uh it's a real honor to 2151 01:17:47,040 --> 01:17:50,719 get the opportunity to chair this 2152 01:17:48,800 --> 01:17:53,040 committee uh and to work with my 2153 01:17:50,719 --> 01:17:55,120 colleagues on uh matters pertaining to 2154 01:17:53,040 --> 01:17:58,480 the charter, our foundational document. 2155 01:17:55,120 --> 01:18:00,000 Um, I am uh 2156 01:17:58,480 --> 01:18:02,320 frequently having to reference the 2157 01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:04,640 charter in the cho in the course of 2158 01:18:02,320 --> 01:18:06,560 doing the work that I've had the 2159 01:18:04,640 --> 01:18:09,120 privilege to do here for now two full 2160 01:18:06,560 --> 01:18:10,560 terms and now into my third term. And uh 2161 01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:13,440 I think it's really important that the 2162 01:18:10,560 --> 01:18:15,040 city council take very seriously matters 2163 01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:18,080 pertaining to the charter and to look at 2164 01:18:15,040 --> 01:18:19,280 it in a comprehensive manner. Uh so I 2165 01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:20,640 want to thank you Mr. President for 2166 01:18:19,280 --> 01:18:22,640 creating this committee and for giving 2167 01:18:20,640 --> 01:18:24,800 me the opportunity and the honor of 2168 01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:26,960 chairing this committee. Um, also 2169 01:18:24,800 --> 01:18:28,480 looking forward to the work uh with my 2170 01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:32,560 vice chair, Councilman Bullock, and the 2171 01:18:28,480 --> 01:18:34,560 other members of the committee. Um, 2172 01:18:32,560 --> 01:18:37,199 this committee will be for the purpose 2173 01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:40,159 of considering proposals to revise the 2174 01:18:37,199 --> 01:18:43,760 city charter and to recommend ultimately 2175 01:18:40,159 --> 01:18:46,239 bills, multiple bills to uh revise the 2176 01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:50,560 city charter to the full city council. 2177 01:18:46,239 --> 01:18:53,280 Um, I want to announce kind of a bunch 2178 01:18:50,560 --> 01:18:55,199 of hearings. Um, these are all at the 2179 01:18:53,280 --> 01:18:58,159 time at this time falling under the 2180 01:18:55,199 --> 01:19:00,480 category of legislative oversight 2181 01:18:58,159 --> 01:19:02,560 LO250038. 2182 01:19:00,480 --> 01:19:04,159 Um, but I think at some point in the 2183 01:19:02,560 --> 01:19:05,920 course of going through this, we're 2184 01:19:04,159 --> 01:19:08,080 going to end up with some bills that we 2185 01:19:05,920 --> 01:19:09,840 want to consider and vote. So, some 2186 01:19:08,080 --> 01:19:12,800 additional hearings will have to be 2187 01:19:09,840 --> 01:19:15,760 called uh specifically as bill hearings 2188 01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:17,280 when those matters uh come uh to 2189 01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:19,040 introduction. 2190 01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:20,880 Um, 2191 01:19:19,040 --> 01:19:24,000 also before I do this, I'll just also 2192 01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:26,560 note that um I had an email scheduled to 2193 01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:28,080 go out to all the members here uh during 2194 01:19:26,560 --> 01:19:32,000 the meeting this evening. You all have 2195 01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:33,760 in your inbox um a document that was uh 2196 01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:36,800 sent to me by Hillary Roelly from the 2197 01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:38,800 law department that combi it's 200 some 2198 01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:42,080 pages. A lot of it is actually bills 2199 01:19:38,800 --> 01:19:46,080 that were drafted in the past. Um but uh 2200 01:19:42,080 --> 01:19:48,560 it is a fairly comprehensive uh uh uh 2201 01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:50,719 compilation of documents from many 2202 01:19:48,560 --> 01:19:53,120 charter review commissions that have 2203 01:19:50,719 --> 01:19:55,600 occurred over many decades in the city. 2204 01:19:53,120 --> 01:19:58,400 There is one document in particular in 2205 01:19:55,600 --> 01:20:00,800 there from Vic Turvala who's a former 2206 01:19:58,400 --> 01:20:02,480 city law department uh employee and who 2207 01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:04,800 is an expert not just on Baltimore 2208 01:20:02,480 --> 01:20:06,239 City's charter but on charters in the 2209 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:08,880 state of Maryland in general and he 2210 01:20:06,239 --> 01:20:11,280 brings 30 years of experience advising 2211 01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:13,360 counties in the state of Maryland on how 2212 01:20:11,280 --> 01:20:15,840 to write and revise charters. There's a 2213 01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:19,199 12-page document in that packet, pages 2214 01:20:15,840 --> 01:20:22,400 17 through 29, written by Vic that gives 2215 01:20:19,199 --> 01:20:25,600 a wonderful and simple foundational 2216 01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:27,520 understanding of what is the charter and 2217 01:20:25,600 --> 01:20:29,360 what belongs in a charter and what 2218 01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:31,280 doesn't belong in a charter and how it 2219 01:20:29,360 --> 01:20:33,040 can be challenging to change a charter 2220 01:20:31,280 --> 01:20:35,199 when it has things already in it that 2221 01:20:33,040 --> 01:20:37,360 don't belong in it. I really strongly 2222 01:20:35,199 --> 01:20:39,840 encourage every member of the council to 2223 01:20:37,360 --> 01:20:41,600 to give a look over Vick's document in 2224 01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:44,960 that package that is attached to the 2225 01:20:41,600 --> 01:20:48,480 email in your inboxes. Um, with that, 2226 01:20:44,960 --> 01:20:51,120 uh, the charter review special committee 2227 01:20:48,480 --> 01:20:56,000 will hold its first hearing here in the 2228 01:20:51,120 --> 01:20:59,440 Duburn's chamber on November 5th, 2025 2229 01:20:56,000 --> 01:21:04,400 at 400 p.m. It will hold its second 2230 01:20:59,440 --> 01:21:08,080 hearing here on November 9th at 400 p.m. 2231 01:21:04,400 --> 01:21:11,760 It will hold third hearing December 3rd 2232 01:21:08,080 --> 01:21:15,679 at 5:30 p.m. It will hold a hearing 2233 01:21:11,760 --> 01:21:19,520 January 21st, 5:30 p.m. It will hold a 2234 01:21:15,679 --> 01:21:23,880 hearing on February 4th, 5:30 p.m. It'll 2235 01:21:19,520 --> 01:21:23,880 hold a hearing on February 18th. 2236 01:21:24,560 --> 01:21:30,400 I'm sorry, the second one. I said the 2237 01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:33,679 9th, I meant 19th. Um, there not n 2238 01:21:30,400 --> 01:21:36,719 November 9th. November 19th at 4 p.m. 2239 01:21:33,679 --> 01:21:40,400 Uh, where was I? January 21st, 5:30 p.m. 2240 01:21:36,719 --> 01:21:44,239 February 4th, 5:30 p.m. February 18th, 2241 01:21:40,400 --> 01:21:48,880 5:30 p.m. March 4th, 5:30 p.m. March 2242 01:21:44,239 --> 01:21:54,800 18th, 5:30 p.m. March 21st, 2243 01:21:48,880 --> 01:21:56,320 11 a.m. April 8th, 5:30 p.m. 2244 01:21:54,800 --> 01:21:58,560 Uh, 2245 01:21:56,320 --> 01:22:00,880 that's it. Thank you, Mr. President. 2246 01:21:58,560 --> 01:22:02,719 » Thank you, Council Member Dorsy. We now 2247 01:22:00,880 --> 01:22:04,960 move to regular announcements. Members, 2248 01:22:02,719 --> 01:22:08,600 please wait to be recognized to make any 2249 01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:08,600 regular announcements. 2250 01:22:08,800 --> 01:22:15,440 Uh, starting Councilman Bullock. 2251 01:22:13,280 --> 01:22:17,840 » Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be brief. 2252 01:22:15,440 --> 01:22:19,120 Um, as most of you know, uh, this past 2253 01:22:17,840 --> 01:22:19,840 weekend was the Baltimore Running 2254 01:22:19,120 --> 01:22:21,199 Festival. 2255 01:22:19,840 --> 01:22:23,120 » I love running. I love doing the 2256 01:22:21,199 --> 01:22:25,120 festival every year. Um, but this was a 2257 01:22:23,120 --> 01:22:27,679 a pretty special one. I want to note, 2258 01:22:25,120 --> 01:22:30,080 um, at the start line, I saw uh, Council 2259 01:22:27,679 --> 01:22:32,639 Member Parker and he both we both ran 2260 01:22:30,080 --> 01:22:35,199 the half marathon. um saw each other up 2261 01:22:32,639 --> 01:22:36,560 until around mile 10 and he caught him 2262 01:22:35,199 --> 01:22:37,840 again at the at the finish line. It was 2263 01:22:36,560 --> 01:22:42,760 good to welcome him at the finish line 2264 01:22:37,840 --> 01:22:42,760 after you finished. I was 2265 01:22:42,800 --> 01:22:47,920 » No, I was just saying. Oh, so but no, 2266 01:22:46,960 --> 01:22:51,360 » Brandon Scott. 2267 01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:53,040 » No, no, no. He left. Anyway, but but 2268 01:22:51,360 --> 01:22:54,639 what I want to also say though is 2269 01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:56,320 running is also a metaphor for life. It 2270 01:22:54,639 --> 01:22:58,080 tells us a lot. And what I want to talk 2271 01:22:56,320 --> 01:23:00,560 about is also our colleagues I saw along 2272 01:22:58,080 --> 01:23:02,480 the way. So as I was getting through 2273 01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:04,880 after I come around mile 10 wound up 2274 01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:06,239 seeing council member Ramos and she's 2275 01:23:04,880 --> 01:23:08,159 cheering and that gave me a little bit 2276 01:23:06,239 --> 01:23:10,880 of energy and so start picking up a 2277 01:23:08,159 --> 01:23:13,679 little bit and as I pass Council Ramos 2278 01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:15,280 then I hear Bulock and it's Dorsy. It's 2279 01:23:13,679 --> 01:23:16,880 Council Member Dorsy and so he's on his 2280 01:23:15,280 --> 01:23:19,040 bike. He rides up besides me takes 2281 01:23:16,880 --> 01:23:20,960 what's now an iconic picture of running 2282 01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:22,960 through the city. But I say that to say 2283 01:23:20,960 --> 01:23:24,880 that it's important for us to support 2284 01:23:22,960 --> 01:23:27,199 each other as colleagues. That's right. 2285 01:23:24,880 --> 01:23:28,639 um to also uh celebrate each other as 2286 01:23:27,199 --> 01:23:30,560 colleagues, push each other along the 2287 01:23:28,639 --> 01:23:32,159 way. And I know over the past week um 2288 01:23:30,560 --> 01:23:33,440 there's been conversation around us 2289 01:23:32,159 --> 01:23:34,800 being colleagues, how we treat one 2290 01:23:33,440 --> 01:23:37,280 another, but I think this is an example 2291 01:23:34,800 --> 01:23:38,719 of what we can do um as a unit. So 2292 01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:40,080 again, I encourage that behavior. I'm 2293 01:23:38,719 --> 01:23:41,440 thankful for my colleagues and being out 2294 01:23:40,080 --> 01:23:42,639 there. It was a fun time. Those who 2295 01:23:41,440 --> 01:23:45,040 haven't done it, I encourage you to do 2296 01:23:42,639 --> 01:23:47,520 it sometime. 2297 01:23:45,040 --> 01:23:49,840 » Thank you, Council Member Bulock. Since 2298 01:23:47,520 --> 01:23:53,120 Council Member Parker was not here to 2299 01:23:49,840 --> 01:23:56,800 defend his honor, we uh we'll hear from 2300 01:23:53,120 --> 01:23:58,639 him later. Council member Torrance. 2301 01:23:56,800 --> 01:24:00,159 » Oh. 2302 01:23:58,639 --> 01:24:02,960 » Oh, yeah. You know what? You're 2303 01:24:00,159 --> 01:24:07,920 absolutely right. Uh, I believe Glover 2304 01:24:02,960 --> 01:24:10,639 came in second in the overall. Um, thank 2305 01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:12,800 you to Councilman Glover for his efforts 2306 01:24:10,639 --> 01:24:14,880 in the race. 2307 01:24:12,800 --> 01:24:17,920 Councilman Torren. Thank you, Mr. 2308 01:24:14,880 --> 01:24:19,840 President. Um, on a somber note, I want 2309 01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:21,920 to just lift up the name of Wes Henson, 2310 01:24:19,840 --> 01:24:24,239 captain defense, who is one of our super 2311 01:24:21,920 --> 01:24:26,400 fans for the Baltimore Ravens. Um, on a 2312 01:24:24,239 --> 01:24:28,719 personal note, he is the uncle of a 2313 01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:32,960 personal mentor of mine, Valerie Henson. 2314 01:24:28,719 --> 01:24:35,120 Um, Wes was a super fan, um, who would 2315 01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:36,960 cheer on the Ravens even when we were 2316 01:24:35,120 --> 01:24:41,280 fair weather fans sometimes and want to 2317 01:24:36,960 --> 01:24:43,360 fire people, you know, but cheerfully he 2318 01:24:41,280 --> 01:24:45,360 participated in so many events. Um, 2319 01:24:43,360 --> 01:24:47,760 often people saw him at the games, but 2320 01:24:45,360 --> 01:24:49,920 he was there when young people who were 2321 01:24:47,760 --> 01:24:52,560 experiencing hardship through cancer and 2322 01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:54,480 other diseases needed just a cheer me 2323 01:24:52,560 --> 01:24:56,239 up, but in addition to he went to senior 2324 01:24:54,480 --> 01:24:59,040 homes and other places to actually give 2325 01:24:56,239 --> 01:25:00,480 cheer. Um, he took it as his personal 2326 01:24:59,040 --> 01:25:02,719 role and I think that we should honor 2327 01:25:00,480 --> 01:25:04,239 him as his services will be tomorrow. 2328 01:25:02,719 --> 01:25:06,239 » Thank you. Councilman Torrance, could 2329 01:25:04,239 --> 01:25:08,159 you say his last name one more time? 2330 01:25:06,239 --> 01:25:10,080 » Wes Wes Henson. 2331 01:25:08,159 --> 01:25:14,239 » Henson. 2332 01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:15,679 Thank you, Council Member Ramos. 2333 01:25:14,239 --> 01:25:17,520 » Uh, thank you, Mr. President, and 2334 01:25:15,679 --> 01:25:20,800 colleagues. I just want to uh publicly 2335 01:25:17,520 --> 01:25:24,000 announce the uh task force on uh the 2336 01:25:20,800 --> 01:25:25,760 Citizen Street um transfer station. Uh 2337 01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:27,360 the task force meets this evening after 2338 01:25:25,760 --> 01:25:29,520 this meeting. Uh for the first meeting, 2339 01:25:27,360 --> 01:25:31,520 it will be an organizational meeting and 2340 01:25:29,520 --> 01:25:34,159 then further meetings will be announced 2341 01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:37,280 uh and we will have public testimony um 2342 01:25:34,159 --> 01:25:39,920 as well at at subsequent meetings. uh 2343 01:25:37,280 --> 01:25:41,520 and the membership. Um I'll be putting a 2344 01:25:39,920 --> 01:25:43,199 lot of the updates and things on our 2345 01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:45,600 website. So, and I know the mayor will 2346 01:25:43,199 --> 01:25:47,360 also be doing that um as well. And just 2347 01:25:45,600 --> 01:25:48,639 want to note that uh sort of 2348 01:25:47,360 --> 01:25:50,000 everything's on the table. We're not 2349 01:25:48,639 --> 01:25:51,840 just looking at one site. We're looking 2350 01:25:50,000 --> 01:25:54,480 at a lot of different sites. We may even 2351 01:25:51,840 --> 01:25:57,040 be looking at keeping it there. So, uh 2352 01:25:54,480 --> 01:25:58,480 at the again, we start tonight um right 2353 01:25:57,040 --> 01:25:59,520 after this this meeting on the first 2354 01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:00,880 meeting. Thank you. 2355 01:25:59,520 --> 01:26:03,520 » Thank you, Council Member Ramos, 2356 01:26:00,880 --> 01:26:06,000 Councilman Conway. 2357 01:26:03,520 --> 01:26:10,239 Thank you, Mr. President. Um, for the 2358 01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:13,280 last 10 months or so, I've been uh a 2359 01:26:10,239 --> 01:26:15,280 part of this amazing group of people uh 2360 01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:17,040 in a in a program called the leadership. 2361 01:26:15,280 --> 01:26:18,400 Um, over the last couple years, a couple 2362 01:26:17,040 --> 01:26:20,719 of my colleagues have participated in 2363 01:26:18,400 --> 01:26:23,760 this wonderful pro program. Um, but I 2364 01:26:20,719 --> 01:26:26,639 think my my cohort did it best, the 2025 2365 01:26:23,760 --> 01:26:29,840 cohort. Um, and this this program is is 2366 01:26:26,639 --> 01:26:31,840 is awesome uh if only uh for a couple of 2367 01:26:29,840 --> 01:26:33,920 reasons. It pulls together leaders from 2368 01:26:31,840 --> 01:26:36,239 the private sector, the public sector, 2369 01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:38,000 from the nonprofit sector, uh, across 2370 01:26:36,239 --> 01:26:40,000 the city and puts them in a room and 2371 01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:42,560 talks about the hard issues facing the 2372 01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:44,080 city and how folks can work together to 2373 01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:45,920 understand those issues first and then 2374 01:26:44,080 --> 01:26:47,280 eventually tackle them. Um, I want to 2375 01:26:45,920 --> 01:26:48,480 take a moment for the folks that are 2376 01:26:47,280 --> 01:26:49,920 still here because it's been a long 2377 01:26:48,480 --> 01:26:51,440 meeting. Um, and I told them they would 2378 01:26:49,920 --> 01:26:52,639 get some fireworks. Uh, if you guys 2379 01:26:51,440 --> 01:26:56,080 could stand up, I want to acknowledge 2380 01:26:52,639 --> 01:26:58,159 you guys. Um, so this is the 2025 class 2381 01:26:56,080 --> 01:27:01,120 of the leadership. Appreciate you guys 2382 01:26:58,159 --> 01:27:01,120 coming out. 2383 01:27:04,400 --> 01:27:08,639 the the not the best class ever, but the 2384 01:27:06,719 --> 01:27:12,000 greatest class ever. We we we officially 2385 01:27:08,639 --> 01:27:14,400 dawn that. Um the leadership is um 2386 01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:17,199 accepting applications exactly two weeks 2387 01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:19,199 from today. Uh will be the deadline for 2388 01:27:17,199 --> 01:27:20,719 folks interested in the program. I 2389 01:27:19,199 --> 01:27:21,840 highly, highly, highly recommend it. 2390 01:27:20,719 --> 01:27:23,040 It's something I've considered for a 2391 01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:25,600 while and finally actually went through 2392 01:27:23,040 --> 01:27:26,960 the program this year. Um it's been 2393 01:27:25,600 --> 01:27:28,960 truly phenomenal. I've made some 2394 01:27:26,960 --> 01:27:30,480 incredible friends and I I really um 2395 01:27:28,960 --> 01:27:32,639 hate the prospect that we are about to 2396 01:27:30,480 --> 01:27:33,840 finish soon. Um it's incredible how much 2397 01:27:32,639 --> 01:27:36,000 we've gone through and how much we've 2398 01:27:33,840 --> 01:27:37,040 seen. Um I highly recommend for my 2399 01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:38,800 colleagues that have not gone through 2400 01:27:37,040 --> 01:27:40,880 the program to consider applying. You 2401 01:27:38,800 --> 01:27:43,440 have two weeks till today. Uh November 2402 01:27:40,880 --> 01:27:44,480 3rd at midnight is the deadline. Thank 2403 01:27:43,440 --> 01:27:46,400 you. 2404 01:27:44,480 --> 01:27:47,920 » Thank you, Councilman Conway. Thank you 2405 01:27:46,400 --> 01:27:51,679 to the leadership. Want to also 2406 01:27:47,920 --> 01:27:54,880 recognize Carolyn Blake Blakey who led 2407 01:27:51,679 --> 01:27:56,800 uh Council President Jack Young's staff. 2408 01:27:54,880 --> 01:27:59,120 Uh, thank you for rejoining this 2409 01:27:56,800 --> 01:28:03,040 chamber. It's good to see you. All 2410 01:27:59,120 --> 01:28:05,360 right, other announcements hearing and 2411 01:28:03,040 --> 01:28:09,480 seeing none, I will ask for a moment of 2412 01:28:05,360 --> 01:28:09,480 silence for Wes Henen. 2413 01:28:13,920 --> 01:28:17,760 Thank you. Tonight's district spotlight 2414 01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:19,440 comes from Council Member Bullock of the 2415 01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:23,639 9inth District. Council member, the 2416 01:28:19,440 --> 01:28:23,639 floor is yours. 2417 01:28:24,080 --> 01:28:27,480 Make sure that 2418 01:28:30,800 --> 01:28:34,360 right here. 2419 01:28:39,679 --> 01:28:42,760 All right. 2420 01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:49,600 » You have to elevate me again. 2421 01:28:49,040 --> 01:28:52,960 » Yeah. 2422 01:28:49,600 --> 01:28:56,520 » Okay. Well, elevate me. 2423 01:28:52,960 --> 01:28:56,520 Get it, man. 2424 01:29:05,679 --> 01:29:12,600 » Do you feel elevated? 2425 01:29:08,159 --> 01:29:12,600 » I don't feel elevated just yet. 2426 01:29:22,800 --> 01:29:25,960 All right. 2427 01:29:27,280 --> 01:29:31,400 » All right. That's great. 2428 01:29:52,719 --> 01:29:56,440 I go back to sleep. 2429 01:29:57,440 --> 01:30:03,639 » Don't y'all leave. 2430 01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:03,639 » We see you up there. 2431 01:30:03,679 --> 01:30:06,639 » I got to go. 2432 01:30:09,360 --> 01:30:13,560 Well, you'll like this one, Dorsey. But 2433 01:30:15,199 --> 01:30:21,159 » Hey, man, come on. You like this. You 2434 01:30:17,120 --> 01:30:21,159 like it. You like it. 2435 01:30:22,710 --> 01:30:25,930 [Music] 2436 01:30:50,159 --> 01:30:53,239 All right. 2437 01:30:53,600 --> 01:30:56,159 » Can we see now? 2438 01:30:54,560 --> 01:30:56,719 » All right. All right. All right. That's 2439 01:30:56,159 --> 01:30:59,719 good. 2440 01:30:56,719 --> 01:30:59,719 » Almost. 2441 01:31:08,159 --> 01:31:15,080 So if you were to stop sharing 2442 01:31:11,840 --> 01:31:15,080 the web 2443 01:31:17,199 --> 01:31:22,199 share, did you want to share your 2444 01:31:28,159 --> 01:31:30,000 second? 2445 01:31:28,800 --> 01:31:33,639 » It was showing up before. 2446 01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:33,639 » Yeah, it was 2447 01:31:34,080 --> 01:31:40,360 back to the webex because it should be 2448 01:31:35,360 --> 01:31:40,360 in that window. That's where I was. 2449 01:31:47,600 --> 01:31:53,199 » That's not There it is. 2450 01:31:51,440 --> 01:31:56,480 » We got 2451 01:31:53,199 --> 01:31:58,719 all right. There we go. All right. Thank 2452 01:31:56,480 --> 01:32:00,400 you. 2453 01:31:58,719 --> 01:32:01,840 All right, colleagues. I'll be I'll be 2454 01:32:00,400 --> 01:32:04,000 brief. There's a lot more here, but 2455 01:32:01,840 --> 01:32:06,000 let's just get it get it going. So, we 2456 01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:08,480 could talk about this district um all 2457 01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:10,880 day and all night. I will say um there 2458 01:32:08,480 --> 01:32:13,520 are a couple of um highlights that we 2459 01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:18,159 can uh recognize. I don't know why this 2460 01:32:13,520 --> 01:32:19,520 is um doing that. Let's do this. 2461 01:32:18,159 --> 01:32:22,000 Well, maybe I'll just cut to the 2462 01:32:19,520 --> 01:32:25,600 highlight. Do you want to do that? 2463 01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:26,960 » All right. Let's go ahead and do this 2464 01:32:25,600 --> 01:32:30,120 because this is not doing what I wanted 2465 01:32:26,960 --> 01:32:30,120 to do. 2466 01:33:07,679 --> 01:33:11,280 Is this the one here? I just want to 2467 01:33:09,199 --> 01:33:15,560 show a video. 2468 01:33:11,280 --> 01:33:15,560 Let me just try to get the best videos. 2469 01:33:15,760 --> 01:33:18,760 Sorry. 2470 01:33:19,600 --> 01:33:25,040 It should be this one here. The movie. 2471 01:33:22,880 --> 01:33:26,239 » Yeah. Okay. But I want to do this one. 2472 01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:28,080 » You want to do this one first? 2473 01:33:26,239 --> 01:33:29,440 » Yeah. I mean, there's a bunch of stuff 2474 01:33:28,080 --> 01:33:29,679 that I want to show these videos, but I 2475 01:33:29,440 --> 01:33:31,679 can't, 2476 01:33:29,679 --> 01:33:36,000 » Right? I don't know what's going on 2477 01:33:31,679 --> 01:33:37,199 because it was working earlier. So, you 2478 01:33:36,000 --> 01:33:38,320 » I mean, I have the person here that I 2479 01:33:37,199 --> 01:33:40,480 want to actually do. That's why I needed 2480 01:33:38,320 --> 01:33:42,400 it to to work. All right. How about 2481 01:33:40,480 --> 01:33:44,239 this? I will do I want to do floor 2482 01:33:42,400 --> 01:33:46,239 privileges today and then we'll come 2483 01:33:44,239 --> 01:33:47,600 back and do the the the showcase. Okay. 2484 01:33:46,239 --> 01:33:48,800 So, I'm going to show you I'm going to 2485 01:33:47,600 --> 01:33:50,560 show you something really quickly and 2486 01:33:48,800 --> 01:33:55,800 then I do want to I do need to show this 2487 01:33:50,560 --> 01:33:55,800 though. Okay. So, all right. 2488 01:33:59,920 --> 01:34:05,600 All right. 2489 01:34:02,620 --> 01:34:07,870 [Music] 2490 01:34:05,600 --> 01:34:34,879 » Sound should be working. 2491 01:34:07,870 --> 01:34:34,879 [Music] 2492 01:34:36,400 --> 01:36:02,720 Heat. Heat. 2493 01:34:38,100 --> 01:36:02,720 [Music] 2494 01:36:03,199 --> 01:36:06,199 Heat. Heat. 2495 01:36:15,630 --> 01:36:23,719 [Music] 2496 01:36:26,320 --> 01:36:29,320 Heat. 2497 01:36:32,040 --> 01:36:43,530 [Music] 2498 01:36:41,280 --> 01:36:48,639 Heat. 2499 01:36:43,530 --> 01:36:51,200 [Music] 2500 01:36:48,639 --> 01:37:11,329 Heat. Heat. 2501 01:36:51,200 --> 01:37:11,329 [Music] 2502 01:37:13,480 --> 01:37:23,759 [Music] 2503 01:37:28,400 --> 01:37:31,480 Heat. Heat. 2504 01:37:32,500 --> 01:37:46,330 [Music] 2505 01:37:47,679 --> 01:37:52,040 Heat. Heat. 2506 01:37:52,480 --> 01:38:23,530 [Music] 2507 01:38:44,239 --> 01:38:47,320 Heat. Heat. 2508 01:38:51,119 --> 01:39:16,500 All 2509 01:38:52,280 --> 01:39:16,500 [Music] 2510 01:39:19,920 --> 01:39:22,719 right. 2511 01:39:23,930 --> 01:39:28,800 [Applause] 2512 01:39:26,480 --> 01:39:30,800 Now that was the end of the 2513 01:39:28,800 --> 01:39:32,960 presentation. So you'll get the rest 2514 01:39:30,800 --> 01:39:34,239 next time. But the reason why I wanted 2515 01:39:32,960 --> 01:39:38,400 to do that um there are a couple 2516 01:39:34,239 --> 01:39:40,639 reasons. one that is that that beautiful 2517 01:39:38,400 --> 01:39:42,800 sound that you heard was coming from no 2518 01:39:40,639 --> 01:39:44,400 other than Ramilia Sabanova who is 2519 01:39:42,800 --> 01:39:46,880 actually with us this evening 2520 01:39:44,400 --> 01:39:48,400 » And she is a worldrenowned uh pianist 2521 01:39:46,880 --> 01:39:49,840 classically trained also I was thinking 2522 01:39:48,400 --> 01:39:52,159 about Dorsy in terms of the Peabody 2523 01:39:49,840 --> 01:39:54,000 conservatory she's also spent time there 2524 01:39:52,159 --> 01:39:55,760 and she is also part of what you will 2525 01:39:54,000 --> 01:39:58,400 find out in the future around the Union 2526 01:39:55,760 --> 01:39:59,600 Square sore so square is one of our 2527 01:39:58,400 --> 01:40:01,520 fabulous neighborhoods in the 9th 2528 01:39:59,600 --> 01:40:03,360 district and she's been responsible for 2529 01:40:01,520 --> 01:40:04,320 helping to cultivate artists and that 2530 01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:06,480 experience 2531 01:40:04,320 --> 01:40:08,320 And it speaks to the diversity of our 2532 01:40:06,480 --> 01:40:09,600 district and of our city. And as we 2533 01:40:08,320 --> 01:40:11,440 welcome folks, whether you're from 2534 01:40:09,600 --> 01:40:13,280 Eastern Europe or you're from Latin 2535 01:40:11,440 --> 01:40:15,040 America or you're from Africa, there is 2536 01:40:13,280 --> 01:40:16,239 a place for you here in Baltimore. And 2537 01:40:15,040 --> 01:40:18,480 there's a place for you here in the 2538 01:40:16,239 --> 01:40:20,320 ninth district. And so, Mr. President, I 2539 01:40:18,480 --> 01:40:22,560 did want to uh extend floor privileges 2540 01:40:20,320 --> 01:40:24,480 if possible so we can honor Ramilia for 2541 01:40:22,560 --> 01:40:26,719 her contributions to music and art here 2542 01:40:24,480 --> 01:40:29,490 in Baltimore and in the ninth district. 2543 01:40:26,719 --> 01:40:36,670 » Floor privileges granted. Come on up. 2544 01:40:29,490 --> 01:40:36,670 [Applause] 2545 01:40:44,560 --> 01:40:49,600 So, I'll I'll read this um and make sure 2546 01:40:46,960 --> 01:40:51,040 we familiar gets it. But again, uh be it 2547 01:40:49,600 --> 01:40:53,360 hereby known the city council of 2548 01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:54,960 Baltimore resolution. Be hereby known to 2549 01:40:53,360 --> 01:40:57,040 all that the city council of Baltimore 2550 01:40:54,960 --> 01:40:59,360 offers a sincerest congratulations to 2551 01:40:57,040 --> 01:41:01,199 Ramilia Salavanova in recognition of 2552 01:40:59,360 --> 01:41:03,600 your artistic contribution to the Union 2553 01:41:01,199 --> 01:41:05,199 Square so this entire membership extends 2554 01:41:03,600 --> 01:41:06,880 his best wishes on this memorable 2555 01:41:05,199 --> 01:41:09,040 occasion and direct this resolution to 2556 01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:11,440 be presented on this 20th day of October 2557 01:41:09,040 --> 01:41:12,800 2025 signed by council president Zo and 2558 01:41:11,440 --> 01:41:13,920 myself council member John Bulock and 2559 01:41:12,800 --> 01:41:17,560 all the members of the council. We 2560 01:41:13,920 --> 01:41:17,560 really appreciate you. 2561 01:41:36,080 --> 01:41:41,119 Thank you so much. Hello everyone. Um, 2562 01:41:39,199 --> 01:41:44,320 I'm truly honored to receive this 2563 01:41:41,119 --> 01:41:46,480 recognition. For more than two decades, 2564 01:41:44,320 --> 01:41:48,960 I've dedicated my life to sharing 2565 01:41:46,480 --> 01:41:51,440 classical music, art, and culture with 2566 01:41:48,960 --> 01:41:54,560 communities around the world. and for 2567 01:41:51,440 --> 01:41:57,199 the past seven years here in Baltimore 2568 01:41:54,560 --> 01:41:59,920 and it's been a joy and privilege to 2569 01:41:57,199 --> 01:42:03,440 contribute to this city's vibrant 2570 01:41:59,920 --> 01:42:05,520 artistic life and on behalf of the Union 2571 01:42:03,440 --> 01:42:07,360 Square Sar as you mentioned it's a salon 2572 01:42:05,520 --> 01:42:10,320 concert series that we run in Union 2573 01:42:07,360 --> 01:42:12,159 Square I would like to say that uh we're 2574 01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:14,400 very grateful to be recognized because 2575 01:42:12,159 --> 01:42:18,000 we work very hard to support local 2576 01:42:14,400 --> 01:42:20,000 artists and young generation of artists 2577 01:42:18,000 --> 01:42:22,960 and we always strive to create a 2578 01:42:20,000 --> 01:42:25,360 beautiful and meaningful experience um 2579 01:42:22,960 --> 01:42:27,760 for our community. We're very thankful 2580 01:42:25,360 --> 01:42:29,520 to the city of Baltimore and John Balik 2581 01:42:27,760 --> 01:42:30,080 for their continued support. Thank you 2582 01:42:29,520 --> 01:42:33,239 so much. 2583 01:42:30,080 --> 01:42:33,239 » Thank you. 2584 01:42:44,719 --> 01:42:48,800 » All right, the next Thank you, Council 2585 01:42:47,040 --> 01:42:51,600 Member Bullock. Looking forward to 2586 01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:53,679 hearing part one of this two-part 2587 01:42:51,600 --> 01:42:55,199 series. The next regular meeting of the 2588 01:42:53,679 --> 01:42:57,360 Baltimore City Council will be held on 2589 01:42:55,199 --> 01:42:59,280 Monday, October 27th at 5:00 p.m. There 2590 01:42:57,360 --> 01:43:01,119 being no further business before this 2591 01:42:59,280 --> 01:43:02,480 body, this concludes the 16th regular 2592 01:43:01,119 --> 01:43:06,600 meeting of the 74th term of the 2593 01:43:02,480 --> 01:43:06,600 Baltimore City Council.